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discomycete

[ dis-koh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

noun

, Mycology.
  1. any of a group of fungi considered as belonging to the class Ascomycetes of the kingdom Plantae, including cup fungi, morels, and truffles, characterized by a cup-shaped or disk-shaped fruiting body.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of discomycete1

< New Latin Discomycetes; disk, -o-, -mycete

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