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    FAMILY USTILAGINACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A fungus family of loose smutsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Ustilaginaceae; Ustilaginaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("family Ustilaginaceae" is a kind of...):

    fungus family (includes lichen families)

    Meronyms (members of "family Ustilaginaceae"):

    corn smut; cornsmut (a smut fungus attacking Indian corn)

    genus Sphacelotheca; Sphacelotheca (genus of smut fungus)

    Holonyms ("family Ustilaginaceae" is a member of...):

    order Ustilaginales; Ustilaginales (parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes)

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