erysiphaceae

English Thesaurus

1. family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus family,
definition	:	includes lichen families (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	erysiphe, genus erysiphe,
definition	:	genus of powdery mildews (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	erysiphales, order erysiphales,
definition	:	saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants (noun.plant)