genus saccharomyces

1. 1.

   single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

   SynonymsSaccharomyces

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofSaccharomycetaceae

Questions about genus saccharomyces

What does genus saccharomyces mean?

genus saccharomyces means "single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates".

What is another word for genus saccharomyces?

Close synonyms include Saccharomyces. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus saccharomyces a common word?

genus saccharomyces is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.