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Euascomycetes

plural noun
Eu·​ascomycetes | \ (¦)yüˌ(w)+-\

Definition of Euascomycetes

in some classifications
: a subclass of the Ascomycetes having the asci borne in or on an ascocarp and usually from ascogenous hyphae — compare hemiascomycetes , protoascomycetes

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History and Etymology for Euascomycetes

New Latin, from eu- + Ascomycetes

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