noun
simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
• Syn: ↑order Chytridiales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chytridiomycetes, ↑class Chytridiomycetes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Chytridiaceae, ↑family Chytridiaceae, ↑Synchytriaceae, ↑family Synchytriaceae
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\\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of simple aquatic fungi (subclass Oomycetes) that have little or no mycelium, that have zoospores with single flagella posterior or lacking, and that are mostly saprophytic except for several which are parasitic on higher plants, animals, or freshwater fungi
Useful english dictionary. 2012.