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discomycete
[ dis-koh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]
noun
, Mycology.
- any of a group of fungi considered as belonging to the class Ascomycetes of the kingdom Plantae, including cup fungi, morels, and truffles, characterized by a cup-shaped or disk-shaped fruiting body.
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