1. a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped; [syn: Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
subclass Discomycetes
n 1: a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in
which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
[syn: Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes]