Hymenomycetes
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Translingual
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hymenomycetes
- (taxonomy, obsolete) Formerly, the largest taxonomic group of fungi within the phylum Basidiomycota.
Usage notes
[edit]- Eventually found to be polyphyletic (i.e., better understood as several groups), it grouped together basidiomycetes with fruiting bodies whose hymenophore develops in an exposed manner, or with only a velum (veil).
References
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Hymenomycetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
