noun
fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores
• Syn: ↑family Thelephoraceae
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agaricales, ↑order Agaricales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Corticium, ↑genus Corticium, ↑Pellicularia, ↑genus Pellicularia
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\\ˌtheləfəˈrāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Thelephora, type genus (from Greek thēlē teat, nipple + New Latin -phora) + -aceae — more at feminine
: a family of fungi (order Agaricales) having leathery or membranous sporophores with smooth or corrugated basidial surfaces
Useful english dictionary. 2012.