noun
class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration)
• Syn: ↑Plectomycetes
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ascomycota, ↑subdivision Ascomycota, ↑Ascomycotina, ↑subdivision Ascomycotina
• Member Meronyms: ↑Eurotiales, ↑order Eurotiales, ↑Aspergillales, ↑order Aspergillales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.