family tuberaceae

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1. family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple (noun.plant)

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

member holonym	:	genus tuber, tuber,
definition	:	type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	order tuberales, tuberales,
definition	:	small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps (noun.plant)