Thelephoraceae

plural noun

Thel·​e·​pho·​ra·​ce·​ae

ˌtheləfəˈrāsēˌē

: a family of fungi (order Agaricales) having leathery or membranous sporophores with smooth or corrugated basidial surfaces

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thelephora, type genus (from Greek thēlē teat, nipple + New Latin -phora) + -aceae

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