Gastromycetes gast·ro·my·cetes uncommon noun 1. fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi SynonymsGasteromycetesclass Gasteromycetesclass Gastromycetes Related words Broader terms class Parts Basidiomycota Part of SclerodermatalesHymenogastralesgasteromycetePhallalesTulostomatalesLycoperdalesNidularialesSecotiales WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.