Hymenomycetes
Translingual
Proper noun
Hymenomycetes
- (taxonomy, obsolete) Formerly, the largest taxonomic group of fungi within the phylum Basidiomycota.
Usage notes
- 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
- Hymenomycetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia