saccharomycetaceae

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1. family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus family,
definition	:	includes lichen families (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus saccharomyces, saccharomyces,
definition	:	single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	endomycetales, order endomycetales,
definition	:	fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus (noun.plant)