Hymenomycetes

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Proper noun

Hymenomycetes

1. (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