hymenomycetes Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi
class Hymenomycetes.
WordNet
Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a membrane + , , a mushroom.Definitions
(Bot.) One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. M. J. Berkley.
