t(y)üˌlästəˈmāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tulostoma, type genus (probably from tyl- + stoma ) + -aceae
: a family of fungi (order Sclerodermatales) comprising the stalked puffballs and distinguished by having sporocarps similar to the Lycoperdaceae but with the unchambered gleba raised on a stalk