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Definition of Family phallaceae
1. Noun. A family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns.
Exact synonyms: Phallaceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Phallales, Phallales
Member holonyms: Genus Phallus, Phallus, Dictyophera, Genus Dictyophera, Genus Mutinus, Mutinus
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Phallales, Phallales
Member holonyms: Genus Phallus, Phallus, Dictyophera, Genus Dictyophera, Genus Mutinus, Mutinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Phallaceae
Literary usage of Family phallaceae
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)
"The genuine stink-horns belong to the family Phallaceae. Like the members of the
preceding family they originate in the form of eggs which rise from ..."