pyrenomycete
/pʌɪˌriːnə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːt/ /pʌɪˌrɛnə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːt/Mycology
noun
A fungus of the former class Pyrenomycetes. In later use: a fungus having the flask-shaped fruiting body characteristic of this class.
- For instances of the plural form see Pyrenomycetes..
adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling fungi of the former class Pyrenomycetes.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Garnsey (1826–1903). From scientific Latin Pyrenomycetes Pyrenomycetes, as an inferred singular form.