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Noun: cup fungus  kúp fúng-gus
  1. Any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes, characterized by cup-shaped fruiting bodies
    "After the rain, cup fungi appeared on the rotting logs";
    - discomycete

Derived forms: cup fungi

Type of: ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus

Part of: Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes

Encyclopedia: Cup fungus