SUBDIVISION DEUTEROMYCOTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subdivision Deuteromycota mean? 

• SUBDIVISION DEUTEROMYCOTA (noun)
  The noun SUBDIVISION DEUTEROMYCOTA has 1 sense:

1. large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known

  Familiarity information: SUBDIVISION DEUTEROMYCOTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBDIVISION DEUTEROMYCOTA (noun)

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Meaning:

Large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Deuteromycota; Deuteromycotina; Fungi imperfecti; subdivision Deuteromycota; subdivision Deuteromycotina

Hypernyms ("subdivision Deuteromycota" is a kind of...):

division ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum)

Meronyms (members of "subdivision Deuteromycota"):

class Deuteromycetes; Deuteromycetes (form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota)

Moniliales; order Moniliales (order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium)

Mycelia Sterilia; order Mycelia Sterilia (order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage)

Holonyms ("subdivision Deuteromycota" is a member of...):

division Eumycota; Eumycota (true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi))