Ascomycetes

n.	1.	large class of higher fungi .
n. pl.	1.	(Bot.) A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphæ, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The class is coextensive with the phylum Ascomycota.

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Ascomycetes - large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi class Ascomycetes class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycota, 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 Euascomycetes, subclass Euascomycetes - category not used in many classification systems Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes - a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped family Morchellaceae, Morchellaceae - a family of edible fungi including the true morels