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GENUS SACCHAROMYCES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Saccharomyces mean?
• GENUS SACCHAROMYCES (noun)
The noun GENUS SACCHAROMYCES has 1 sense:
1. single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Familiarity information: GENUS SACCHAROMYCES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Saccharomyces; Saccharomyces
Hypernyms ("genus Saccharomyces" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Saccharomyces"):
baker's yeast; brewer's yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae (used as a leaven in baking and brewing)
Saccharomyces ellipsoides; wine-maker's yeast (used in making wine)
Holonyms ("genus Saccharomyces" is a member of...):
family Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomycetaceae (family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates)
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