NOUN | plant | family Tuberaceae, Tuberaceae | family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple |
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Meaning | family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple. | |
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Synonym | Tuberaceae | |
Member of | Tuberales, order Tuberales | small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps |
Members | Tuber, genus Tuber | type genus of the Tuberaceae |
Broader | fungus family | Includes lichen families |
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