ˌtheləfəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Thelephora, type genus (from Greek thēlē teat, nipple + New Latin -phora ) + -aceae — more at feminine
: a family of fungi (order Agaricales) having leathery or membranous sporophores with smooth or corrugated basidial surfaces