Hypernym

noun

an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

Member_meronym

Ascomycota 1

noun

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

Part_meronym

ascocarp 1

noun

mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

ascus 1

noun

saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes

ascomycetous fungus 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus

Synonyms

ascomycete 1
any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus

Hyponym

Geglossaceae 1

noun

a type of ascomycetous fungus

Sarcosomataceae 1

noun

a type of ascomycetous fungus

Clavicipitaceae 1

noun

any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes

discomycete 1

noun

any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes

Member_holonym

Ascomycota 1

noun

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

Part_holonym

ascocarp 1

noun

mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

ascus 1

noun

saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes