saccharomyces

English Thesaurus

1. single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus genus,
definition	:	includes lichen genera (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	baker's yeast, brewer's yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae,
definition	:	used as a leaven in baking and brewing (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	saccharomyces ellipsoides, wine-maker's yeast,
definition	:	used in making wine (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family saccharomycetaceae, saccharomycetaceae,
definition	:	family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates (noun.plant)