nnoun.plantlarge class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungiSynset:Ascomycetes class Ascomycetes
Member Holonyms:Ascomycota Ascomycotina subdivision Ascomycota subdivision Ascomycotina
Hypernyms:class
Inherited Hypernyms:ascomycetesclasstaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Discomycetes subclass Discomycetes Euascomycetes subclass Euascomycetes Morchellaceae family Morchellaceae
nnoun.plantany fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascusSynset:ascomycete ascomycetous fungus
Derivationally Related Form:ascomycetous
Member Holonyms:Ascomycota Ascomycotina subdivision Ascomycota subdivision Ascomycotina
Hypernyms:fungus
Inherited Hypernyms:ascomycetefungusorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ClavicipitaceaeGeglossaceaeSarcosomataceaecup fungusdiscomycetegrainy club mushrooms
Part Meronyms:ascocarp ascus
Full Hyponyms:aleuria aurantiablack felt cupblood cupcaloscypha fulgenscharred pancake cupclavicipitaceaedevil's cigardevil's urndiscomycetegaliella rufageglossaceaegrainy clubjafnea semitostaleotia lubricamitrula eleganspeziza domicilinarufous rubber cupsarcoscypha coccineasarcosomataceaesoldier grainy cluburnula crateriumwinter urn