name often given to an informal grouping of fungi that are members of the phylum Basidiomycota (kingdom Fungi). It includes more than 5,000 species ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/90
Hy`me·no·my·ce'tes noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a membrane + ..., ..., a mushroom.] (Botany) One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. M. J. Berkley. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/79