noun
Meaning 1
A yeast fungus
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noun
A yeast fungus
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noun
A yeast of the genus Saccharomycetes
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English -mycete English saccharomycete From saccharo- + -mycete.