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Definition of Hypocreales
1. Noun. Used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Order
Group relationships: Class Pyrenomycetes, Pyrenomycetes
Medical Definition of Hypocreales
1. An order of ascomycetes including a number of species which are parasitic on higher plants, insects or fungi; other species are saprophytic. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypocreales
Literary usage of Hypocreales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"ORDER hypocreales The order hypocreales contains certain fungi which are parasitic
on other fungi, and also on insects. In the genus Cordyceps there is a ..."
2. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1907)
"Some North Dakota hypocreales FRED J. SEAVER For some time past the writer has
been engaged in the preparation of a monograph of the North American ..."
3. Moulds, Mildews, and Mushrooms: A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Fungi by Lucien Marcus Underwood (1899)
"hypocreales. The hypocreales are for the greater part light colored fungi of
various habits, some parasitic on the higher plants, others parasitic on fleshy ..."
4. Iowa Authors and Their Works: A Contribution Toward a Bibliography by Alice Marple, Iowa Historical, Memorial, and Art Dept (1918)
"Some North Dakota hypocreales. '09. NY botanical garden. Secor, Eugene, 1841—
The calendar. '14. Forest City, la. The author. Echoes from the Shelter. '15. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"hypocreales. The several hundred species of this order show great similarity to
the two foregoing orders, differing principally in the rather bright color ..."
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