gastromycetes

(noun) fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi. Synonyms: Gasteromycetes, class Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes, class Gastromycetes.

(noun) any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes. Synonyms: gasteromycete, gastromycete.