CHYTRIDIACEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales

Synonyms:

Chytridiaceae; family Chytridiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chytridiaceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Holonyms ("Chytridiaceae" is a member of...):

Chytridiales; order Chytridiales (simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes)

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