Definition of Family hypocreaceae

1. Noun. Family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales.

Exact synonyms: Hypocreaceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Sphaeriales, Sphaeriales
Member holonyms: Claviceps, Genus Claviceps
Specialized synonyms: Mushroom Pimple

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Hypocreaceae

family Hydnaceae
family Hydnoraceae
family Hydrangeaceae
family Hydrobatidae
family Hydrocharidaceae
family Hydrocharitaceae
family Hydrochoeridae
family Hydrophidae
family Hydrophyllaceae
family Hygrophoraceae
family Hylidae
family Hylobatidae
family Hymenophyllaceae
family Hypericaceae
family Hyperodontidae
family Hypocreaceae
family Hypodermatidae
family Hypoxidaceae
family Hystricidae
family Ibidiidae
family Ichneumonidae
family Ichthyosauridae
family Icteridae
family Iguania
family Iguanidae
family Iguanodontidae
family Indicatoridae
family Indriidae
family Ipidae
family Irenidae

Literary usage of Family hypocreaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Moulds, Mildews, and Mushrooms: A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Fungi by Lucien Marcus Underwood (1899)
"In all, the single family Hypocreaceae* contains some sixty genera and over 800 species, one fourth perhaps of which are from the United States. LITERATURE. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Family hypocreaceae on Dictionary.com!Search for Family hypocreaceae on Thesaurus.com!Search for Family hypocreaceae on Google!Search for Family hypocreaceae on Wikipedia!

Search