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Definition of Tuberaceae
1. Noun. Family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple.
Exact synonyms: Family Tuberaceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Tuberales, Tuberales
Member holonyms: Genus Tuber, Tuber
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Tuberales, Tuberales
Member holonyms: Genus Tuber, Tuber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuberaceae
Literary usage of Tuberaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strasburger's Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger, Hans Fitting, William Henry Lang (1921)
"In their external appearance the fructifications of these highly developed
Discomycetes greatly resemble those of the Basidiomycetes. Order B. Tuberaceae ..."