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Definition of Discomycetes
1. Noun. A large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped.
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Ascomycetes, Class Ascomycetes
Member holonyms: Cup Fungus, Discomycete, Order Pezizales, Pezizales
Derivative terms: Discomycetous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discomycetes
Literary usage of Discomycetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1905)
"The discomycetes include a large and much neglected group of fungi, variable in
form and size and of wide distribution. During the last three seasons, ..."
2. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"discomycetes : the ascocarp is an apothecium of various form; a stroma sometimes
present. The order may be divided, according to the form of the apothecium, ..."
3. Fermentation Organisms; a Laboratory Handbook by Albert Klocker (1903)
"... very thoroughly studied by Zopf, which is specially to be recommended to those
who intend taking up this question. Order IV.—discomycetes. ..."
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