ZYGOMYCOTINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zygomycotina mean? 

• ZYGOMYCOTINA (noun)
  The noun ZYGOMYCOTINA has 1 sense:

1. division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores

  Familiarity information: ZYGOMYCOTINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZYGOMYCOTINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

subdivision Zygomycota; subdivision Zygomycotina; Zygomycota; Zygomycotina

Hypernyms ("Zygomycotina" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Zygomycotina"):

class Zygomycetes; Zygomycetes (class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota)

Holonyms ("Zygomycotina" 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))