Zygosaccharomyces

noun

Zy·​go·​saccharomyces

¦zīgō,

¦zigō+

: a genus of yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) in which ascospore formation is preceded by conjugation and which is often included in Saccharomyces

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from zyg- + Saccharomyces

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