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form class

form class noun: a collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.

Noun

form class (plural form classes)

  1. A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.
    • All fungi for which sexual reproduction is unknown are assigned to the form class Deuteromycota until such reproduction is discovered in that species.
  2. A form room, a homeroom.

Forms of form class

pluralform classes

Questions about form class

What does form class mean?
Form class means a collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.
What part of speech is form class?
Form class is a noun.
What is the plural of form class?
The plural of form class is form classes.

Words near form class in the dictionary

  1. Forlì
  2. Forlì-Cesena
  3. form
  4. form book
  5. form books
  6. form class
  7. form classes
  8. form constant
  9. form criticism
  10. form criticisms
  11. form factor

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