| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Ascomycotina" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Ascomycotina
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Science | A class of fungi in which spores are developed in asci. (Ascomycetes). (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Ascomycotina
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| Subdivision Ascomycotina | A large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Ascomycotina
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| Ascomycotina (cup fungi, sac fungi) | Geology | A subdivision of true fungi commonly known as cup or sac fungi. They reproduce asexually through externally-produced spores called conidia and sexually with the aid of specialized sacs called asci. This division includes yeasts, morels, truffles, powdery mildews, ergot and fungi responsible for other plant diseases such as chestnut blight, peach leaf curl and Dutch elm disease. (references) | |
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