class_plectomycetes
1. [ noun ] (biology,botany) class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration)
Synonyms: Plectomycetes
Related terms: class Ascomycota Eurotiales
Similar spelling:   class_Pyrenomycetes
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