saccharomyces
noun
sac·cha·ro·my·ces
ˌsa-kə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz 
: any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (such as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
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saccharomyces
noun
sac·cha·ro·my·ces
ˌsak-ə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz
1
capitalized
: a genus of unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) of the family Saccharomycetaceae that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
2
plural saccharomyces
: any yeast of the genus Saccharomyces
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