English noun: ascomycete | |||
1. | ascomycete (plant) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | ||
Synonyms | ascomycetous fungus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fungus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Clavicipitaceae, cup fungus, discomycete, Geglossaceae, grainy club mushrooms, Sarcosomataceae | ||
Part holonym | ascocarp, ascus | ||
Member meronym | Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina | ||