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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Origin and Etymology of euascomycetes
New Latin, from eu- + Ascomycetes
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