Hymenogastraceae

plural noun

Hy·​me·​no·​gas·​tra·​ce·​ae

-(ˌ)nōˌgaˈstrāsēˌē

: a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Hymenogastrales forming subterranean irregularly globose sporophores see false truffle, rhizopogon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Hymenogastr-, Hymenogaster, type genus (from hymen- + -gaster) + -aceae

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