1. large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders; [syn: Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
order Sphaeriales
n 1: large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark
hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent
classifications often divided among several orders [syn:
Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales]