HyperDic: tilletiaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Tilletiaceae:
NOUNplantTilletiaceae, family Tilletiaceaea family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster
English > Tilletiaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster.
Synonymfamily Tilletiaceae
Member ofUstilaginales, order UstilaginalesParasitic fungi causing smuts
MembersTilletia, genus TilletiaA genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
Urocystis, genus UrocystisA genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
Broaderfungus familyIncludes lichen families

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