Discomycetes

plural noun

in some classifications

: a group of fungi of the class Ascomycetes in which the fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped (as in Pezizales)

discomycetous

¦⸗⸗¦mīˌsētəs

¦⸗⸗mī¦sētəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from disc- + -mycetes

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