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Definition of: ascomycetous
(as′kə·mī·sē′təs) adjective Bot.
Belonging to a large class (Ascomycetes) of fungi having the spores formed in asci, including mildews and yeasts: many of the species cause destructive diseases of plants. [<NL Ascomycetes <ASCUS + -MYCETES]
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