family tremellaceae

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1. a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally (noun.plant)

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

member holonym	:	genus tremella, tremella,
definition	:	fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	order tremellales, tremellales,
definition	:	fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic (noun.plant)