Tulostomaceae

plural noun

Tu·​los·​to·​ma·​ce·​ae

t(y)üˌlästəˈmāsēˌē

: a family of fungi (order Sclerodermatales) comprising the stalked puffballs and distinguished by having sporocarps similar to the Lycoperdaceae but with the unchambered gleba raised on a stalk

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tulostoma, type genus (probably from tyl- + stoma) + -aceae

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