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SPHAERIACEAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
Synonyms:
family Sphaeriaceae; Sphaeriaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sphaeriaceae" is a kind of...):
fungus family (includes lichen families)
Meronyms (members of "Sphaeriaceae"):
genus Neurospora; Neurospora (genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries)
Holonyms ("Sphaeriaceae" is a member of...):
order Sphaeriales; Sphaeriales (large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders)
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