noun
order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium
• Syn: ↑order Helotiales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ascomycota, ↑subdivision Ascomycota, ↑Ascomycotina, ↑subdivision Ascomycotina
• Member Meronyms: ↑Helotiaceae, ↑family Helotiaceae, ↑Sclerotiniaceae, ↑family Sclerotiniaceae, ↑Geoglossaceae, ↑family Geoglossaceae
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\\hə̇ˌlōshēˈā(ˌ)lēz, -ōd.ē-\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) that are characterized by inoperculate asci borne in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped sessile or stalked apothecium which may be brilliantly colored or dark and dull and that include numerous saprophytes and a few parasites of economically important plants — compare pezizales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.