(n) category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes, Syn. subclass Homobasidiomycetes
n. A category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes. Syn. -- subclass Homobasidiomycetes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]