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‖n. pl. [ NL.; ascus + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus. ] (Bot.) A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphæ, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The class is coextensive with the phylum
‖n. pl. a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
n. a class used in some classifications, which is coextensive with the division
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; stomach + &unr_; a mushroom. ] (Bot.) An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a membrane + &unr_;, &unr_;, a mushroom. ] (Bot.) One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. M. J. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a web + &unr_;, &unr_;, a mushroom. ] (Bot.) One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads. M. J. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL.; meso- + mycetes. ] (Bot.) One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in
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‖n. pl. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; mucus, slime + myceles. ] (Bot.) A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum (Myxophyta); essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota. They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. --
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‖n. pl. (Biol.) A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl., [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to split + &unr_;, -&unr_;, a fungus. ] (Biol.) An order of