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SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Schizosaccharomyces mean?
• SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES (noun)
The noun SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES has 1 sense:
1. type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
Familiarity information: SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Schizosaccharomyces; Schizosaccharomyces
Hypernyms ("Schizosaccharomyces" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("Schizosaccharomyces" is a member of...):
family Schizosaccharomycetaceae; Schizosaccharomycetaceae (a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales)
Context examples
Similar sequences have been identified in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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