hidˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hydnum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of fungi (order Agaricales) that are distinguished by a hymenium spread out over teeth, spines, or warty emergences or a fleshy, woody, or leathery fruiting body and that include several which cause rot in timbers and a few which are edible