Saccharomyces, genus Saccharomyces
(noun) single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
saccharomyces (plural saccharomyces)
Any of many single-celled fungi of the genus Saccharomyces, which lack a true mycelium; especially the yeasts.
Source: Wiktionary
Sac`cha*ro*my"ces, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisiæ is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
