Word: Ascomycetes
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: a
sco
my
cetes
Definition: Proper noun~ Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi.
Morphemes:
Affix: ascus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀσκός
Language: grc
Decoded: askos
Meaning: a sac
Affix: -mycetes
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of classes of fungi and some bacteria