Nidulariaceae

plural noun

Nid·​u·​lar·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

-ˌla(a)rēˈāsēˌē

: a family of small fungi (order Nidulariales) comprising the bird's-nest fungi and having the spores formed in peridioles borne in the peridium like eggs in a nest compare sphaerobolaceae

nidulariaceous

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nidularia, type genus + -aceae

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