HyperDic: discomycetes

English > 1 sense of the word Discomycetes:
NOUNplantDiscomycetes, subclass Discomycetesa large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
English > Discomycetes: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped .
Synonymsubclass Discomycetes
Member ofAscomycetes, class Ascomyceteslarge class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota
MembersPezizales, order PezizalesOrder of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps
discomycete, cup fungusAny fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Adjectivesdiscomycetousrelating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes

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