ˌlōfēˌästəməˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lophiostomat-, Lophiostoma, type genus (from lophi- + -stomat-, -stoma -stoma) + -aceae
: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) distinguished by the elongated laterally compressed opening of the perithecium