noun
any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
• Syn: ↑cup fungus
• Hypernyms: ↑ascomycete, ↑ascomycetous fungus
• Hyponyms:
↑Leotia lubrica, ↑Mitrula elegans, ↑Sarcoscypha coccinea, ↑scarlet cup, ↑Caloscypha fulgens, ↑Aleuria aurantia, ↑orange peel fungus, ↑Peziza domicilina, ↑blood cup, ↑fairy cup, ↑Peziza coccinea, ↑Urnula craterium, ↑urn fungus, ↑Galiella rufa, ↑Jafnea semitosta
• Member Holonyms: ↑Discomycetes, ↑subclass Discomycetes
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/dis'koh muy"seet, -muy seet"/, n. Mycol.
any of a group of fungi considered as belonging to the class Ascomycetes of the kingdom Plantae, including cup fungi, morels, and truffles, characterized by a cup-shaped or disk-shaped fruiting body.
[ < NL Discomycetes; see DISK, -O-, -MYCETE]
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disˈcomycete noun
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Main Entry: ↑Discomycetes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.