noun
genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
• Syn: ↑genus Pellicularia
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Thelephoraceae, ↑family Thelephoraceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑potato fungus, ↑Pellicularia filamentosa, ↑Rhizoctinia solani, ↑coffee fungus, ↑Pellicularia koleroga
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\\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin pellicula + New Latin -aria
: a genus of fungi (family Thelephoraceae) having the hymenium in the form of a crust
Useful english dictionary. 2012.