| NOUN | plant | ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus | any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus |
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| Meaning | Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus. | |
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| Synonym | ascomycetous fungus | |
| Member of | Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina | A large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes |
| Parts | ascocarp | mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus |
| ascus | saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes | |
| Narrower | Clavicipitaceae, grainy club mushrooms | Any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes |
| Geglossaceae | A type of ascomycetous fungus | |
| Sarcosomataceae | A type of ascomycetous fungus | |
| discomycete, cup fungus | Any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes | |
| Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
| Adjectives | ascomycetous | related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes |
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