Hypernym

fungus order 1

noun

the order of fungi

Member_meronym

Sphaeriaceae 1

noun

parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia

Ceratostomataceae 1

noun

fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks

Hypocreaceae 1

noun

family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales

Xylariaceae 1

noun

family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores

Pyrenomycetes 1

noun

class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora

Sphaeriales 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders

Synonyms

order Sphaeriales 1
large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders

Member_holonym

Sphaeriaceae 1

noun

parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia

Ceratostomataceae 1

noun

fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks

Hypocreaceae 1

noun

family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales

Xylariaceae 1

noun

family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores

Pyrenomycetes 1

noun

class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora