Dacrymycetales

plural noun

Dac·​ry·​my·​ce·​ta·​les

-ˈtā(ˌ)lēz

in some classifications

: an order of basidiomycetous fungi coextensive with the family Dacrymycetaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dacrymycet-, Dacrymyces + -ales

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