USTILAGINACEAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A fungus family of loose smuts

Synonyms:

family Ustilaginaceae; Ustilaginaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ustilaginaceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Ustilaginaceae"):

corn smut; cornsmut (a smut fungus attacking Indian corn)

genus Sphacelotheca; Sphacelotheca (genus of smut fungus)

Holonyms ("Ustilaginaceae" is a member of...):

order Ustilaginales; Ustilaginales (parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes)