gasteromycete

Definitions of gasteromycete

1. noun

   any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes
   synonyms: gastromycete

   types:

   Podaxaceae

   a variety of gastromycete

   Calostoma lutescens

   a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case

   Calostoma cinnabarina

   a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case

   Calostoma ravenelii

   a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores

   stalked puffball

   a variety of Podaxaceae

   type of:

   fungus

   an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia