Hymenolichenes

plural noun

Hy·​me·​no·​lichenes

¦hīmənō+

: a subgroup of Lichenes comprising lichens in which the fungal component is a hymenomycete and being coextensive with the group Basidiolichenes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hymen- + Lichenes

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