GEOGLOSSACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Geoglossaceae mean? 

• GEOGLOSSACEAE (noun)
  The noun GEOGLOSSACEAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales

  Familiarity information: GEOGLOSSACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOGLOSSACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Geoglossaceae; Geoglossaceae

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

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Geoglossaceae"):

genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum (type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues)

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

Helotiales; order Helotiales (order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium)