Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Ascomycetes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or pertaining to ascomycetes.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
ascomycetes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
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Examples
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"The ability of the polyketide class of natural pigments from ascomycetous fungi to serve as sustainable natural food colorants has largely escaped the attention of food scientists, both in academia and in industry, despite the tremendous economic and marketing potential," wrote the researchers, led by Professor Anne Meyer from the Technical University of Denmark.
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For example, genes belonging to Dikarya-core LS group could be potential candidates for drug development for treatment of mycoses caused by ascomycetous and basidiomycetous fungi.
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