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SPHAEROBOLACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphaerobolaceae mean?
• SPHAEROBOLACEAE (noun)
The noun SPHAEROBOLACEAE has 1 sense:
1. monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
Familiarity information: SPHAEROBOLACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
family Sphaerobolaceae; Sphaerobolaceae
Hypernyms ("Sphaerobolaceae" is a kind of...):
fungus family (includes lichen families)
Holonyms ("Sphaerobolaceae" is a member of...):
Nidulariales; order Nidulariales (small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae)
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