saccharomyces
noun
sac·cha·ro·my·ces ˌsa-kə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz 
: any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (such as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sacchar- + -myces fungus, from Greek mykēs — more at myc-
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
saccharomyces
noun
sac·cha·ro·my·ces ˌsak-ə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz
1
capitalized : a genus of unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) of the family Saccharomycetaceae that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
2
plural saccharomyces : any yeast of the genus Saccharomyces
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