noun
coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
• Syn: ↑order Auriculariales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Basidiomycetes, ↑class Basidiomycetes
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\\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷rēˈāˌlēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Auricularia (I) + -ales
in some classifications : an order of basidiomycetous fungi coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.