noun
a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
• Syn: ↑Discomycetes
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discomycetous (for: ↑Discomycetes)
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ascomycetes, ↑class Ascomycetes
• Member Meronyms: ↑discomycete, ↑cup fungus, ↑Pezizales, ↑order Pezizales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.