Nidulariales

plural noun

Nid·​u·​lar·​i·​a·​les

: a small order of basidiomycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) usually including the families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nidularia + -ales

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