What is "saccharomycetes"

Saccharomycetes \Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. (Biol.) A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.

n. 1 (plural of saccharomycete English)Category:English plurals 2 See Saccharomycetes

The Saccharomycetes are a class in the kingdom of fungi. It contains the order Saccharomycetales, the budding yeasts. Hemiascomycetes is a more or less synonymous name.