pyrenomycetous
/pʌɪˌriːnə(ʊ)mʌɪˈsiːtəs/ /pʌɪˌrɛnə(ʊ)mʌɪˈsiːtəs/Mycology
adjective
Of or belonging to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi; of, relating to, or of the nature of a pyrenomycete.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Arthur Henfrey (d. 1859), botanist. From scientific Latin Pyrenomycetes Pyrenomycetes + -ous.