(ˌ)kyüˌkərbəˌta(a)rēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cucurbitaria, type genus (from Latin cucurbita gourd + New Latin -aria ) + -aceae
: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) having the perithecia in caespitose clusters on the stroma