ascomycota
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Noun (1)
- a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom FungiSynonyms: subdivision AscomycotaAscomycotinasubdivision AscomycotinaType of divisionMember of Eumycota, division EumycotaMembers Tuberales, Ascomycetes, Plectomycetes, sac fungus, Pyrenomycetes, Helotiales, ascomycete, Hemiascomycetes
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ascomycota noun
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Ascomycota noun
a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class Ascomycetes. It comprises Hemiascomycetes; Plectomycetes; Pyrenomycetes; Discomycetessac fungi; in some classification systems it is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi. Syn. — subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5