Main Entry: sac·cha·ro·my·ces

Pronunciation: \ˌsak-ə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz\

Function: noun

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