noun
any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
• Syn: ↑ascomycetous fungus
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ascomycetous
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus
• Hyponyms: ↑Geglossaceae, ↑Sarcosomataceae, ↑Clavicipitaceae, ↑grainy club mushrooms, ↑discomycete, ↑cup fungus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ascomycota, ↑subdivision Ascomycota, ↑Ascomycotina, ↑subdivision Ascomycotina
Useful english dictionary. 2012.