Hypernym

fungus family 1

noun

includes lichen families

Member_meronym

Sphaeriales 1

noun

large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders

Neurospora 1

noun

genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries

family Sphaeriaceae 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia

Synonyms

Sphaeriaceae 1
parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia

Member_holonym

Sphaeriales 1

noun

large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders

Neurospora 1

noun

genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries