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ASCOMYCETE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
Synonyms:
ascomycete; ascomycetous fungus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ascomycete" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Meronyms (parts of "ascomycete"):
ascocarp (mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus)
ascus (saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ascomycete"):
Geglossaceae; Sarcosomataceae (a type of ascomycetous fungus)
Clavicipitaceae; grainy club mushrooms (any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes)
cup fungus; discomycete (any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes)
Holonyms ("ascomycete" is a member of...):
Ascomycota; Ascomycotina; subdivision Ascomycota; subdivision Ascomycotina (a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi)
Derivation:
ascomycetous (related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes)
