Euascomycetes

plural noun

Eu·​ascomycetes

(¦)yüˌ(w)+-

in some classifications

: a subclass of the Ascomycetes having the asci borne in or on an ascocarp and usually from ascogenous hyphae compare hemiascomycetes , protoascomycetes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + Ascomycetes

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