Microthyriales

plural noun

Mi·​cro·​thy·​ri·​a·​les

-ˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) that have peltate fructifications and develop asci on ascogenous hyphae arising from among the pseudoparenchymatous stroma

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Microthyrium + -ales

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