‖ saccharomyces
(ˌsækərəʊˈmaɪsiːz)
Also anglicized -myce.
[mod.L., f. Gr. σάκχαρο-ν sugar + µύκης mushroom.]
A genus of ascomycetous fungi, including the yeast-fungi; a fungus of this genus, esp. the yeast-plant. Also attrib.
| 1873 B. Stewart Conserv. Force vii. 185 The..yeast-plant (saccharomyce). 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 96/1 We then place the flask in a chamber kept at the particular temperature which is most favourable to the development of ‘saccharomyces’. The saccharomyces-cells..will multiply at a greater rate than the foreign cells. 1882 Vines tr. Sachs' Bot. 249 The genus Saccharomyces, which causes the alcoholic fermentation in saccharine fluids, consists of separate cells of an ellipsoidal form with smooth and thin walls. |