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Nidulariaceae
plural noun
Nid·u·lar·i·a·ce·ae
\-ˌla(a)rēˈāsēˌē\
Definition of Nidulariaceae
: a family of small fungi (order Nidulariales) comprising the bird's-nest fungi and having the spores formed in peridioles borne in the peridium like eggs in a nest — compare sphaerobolaceae
nidulariaceous
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Origin and Etymology of nidulariaceae
New Latin, from Nidularia, type genus + -aceae
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