1. class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora; [syn: Pyrenomycetes, class Pyrenomycetes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
class Pyrenomycetes
n 1: class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium;
includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora [syn:
Pyrenomycetes, class Pyrenomycetes]