HyperDic: xylariaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Xylariaceae:
NOUNplantXylariaceae, family Xylariaceaefamily of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
English > Xylariaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfamily of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores.
Synonymfamily Xylariaceae
Member ofSphaeriales, order Sphaerialeslarge order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles
MembersRosellinia, genus Roselliniafungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores
Xylaria, genus Xylariatype genus of Xylariaceae
Broaderfungus familyIncludes lichen families

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