Saccharomycetales

plural noun

Sac·​cha·​ro·​my·​ce·​ta·​les

in some classifications

: an order of Fungi comprising the yeasts and various chiefly parasitic molds that are now usually included in the order Moniliales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Saccharomycet-, Saccharomyces + -ales

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