noun
an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
• Syn: ↑order Hymenogastrales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gasteromycetes, ↑class Gasteromycetes, ↑Gastromycetes, ↑class Gastromycetes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Rhizopogonaceae, ↑family Rhizopogonaceae
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\\-ā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of gasteromycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) having a distinct basidiocarp with a usually fleshy or waxy gleba which remains closed at least until after the basidia have discharged the basidiospores
Useful english dictionary. 2012.