Tuberaceae

Thesaurus

Noun

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Tuberaceae - family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large applefamily Tuberaceaefungus family - includes lichen familiesorder Tuberales, Tuberales - small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarpsgenus Tuber, Tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles