Helotiales
plural noun
He·lo·ti·a·les
hə̇ˌlōshēˈā(ˌ)lēz,
-ōtē-
: an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) that are characterized by inoperculate asci borne in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped sessile or stalked apothecium which may be brilliantly colored or dark and dull and that include numerous saprophytes and a few parasites of economically important plants compare pezizales
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“Helotiales.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Helotiales. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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