Ascomycota n 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 [syn: {Ascomycota}, {subdivision Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]
Ascomycota \Ascomycota\ n. a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class {Ascomycetes}. It comprises Hemiascomycetes; Plectomycetes; Pyrenomycetes; Discomycetessac fungi; in some classification systems it is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi. Syn: subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina. [WordNet 1.5]
Ascomycota \Ascomycota\ n. . [PJC]