TREMELLALES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tremellales mean? 

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

1. fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TREMELLALES (noun)

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Meaning:

Fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

order Tremellales; Tremellales

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

fungus order (the order of fungi)

Meronyms (members of "Tremellales"):

family Tremellaceae; Tremellaceae (a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally)

Auriculariaceae; family Auriculariaceae (fungi having gelatinous sporophores)

Dacrymycetaceae; family Dacrymycetaceae (a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa)

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

Basidiomycetes; class Basidiomycetes (large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota)