Definition of Hymenomycetes

1. Noun. Used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi.

Exact synonyms: Class Hymenomycetes
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, Subdivision Basidiomycota, Subdivision Basidiomycotina

Definition of Hymenomycetes

1. n. pl. One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed.

Medical Definition of Hymenomycetes

1. One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A membrane +, a mushroom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hymenomycetes

hymenial
hymenial cystidium
hymeniderm
hymeniderms
hymeniform
hymenitis
hymenium
hymeniums
hymenless
hymenlike
hymenoid
hymenolepiasis
hymenolepidid
hymenolepis
hymenology
hymenomycetes (current term)
hymenophoral trama
hymenophore
hymenophores
hymenoplasties
hymenoplasty
hymenopter
hymenoptera
hymenopteral
hymenopteran
hymenopterans
hymenopteron
hymenopterons
hymenopterous
hymenopterous insect

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