Hypernym

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Member_meronym

noun

fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota

noun

simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

noun

fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

Chytridiomycetes 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants

Synonyms

class Chytridiomycetes 1
a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants

Member_holonym

noun

fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota

noun

simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

noun

fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes