class Ascomycetes
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Noun | 1. | class Ascomycetes - large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina - 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 Fungi Euascomycetes, subclass Euascomycetes - category not used in many classification systems Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes - a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped family Morchellaceae, Morchellaceae - a family of edible fungi including the true morels |
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