Gasteromycetes

noun

1. fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi

   noun.plant

   Synonyms class gasteromycetes class gastromycetes gastromycetes

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs.

   noun

   Source: webster1913