(ˌ)kapˌnōdēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Capnodium, type genus + -aceae
: a family of ascomycetous fungi that includes most of the sooty molds, is usually placed in the order Dothideales but sometimes in Perisporiales, and is characterized by dark-colored mycelium and a dark massive brittle stroma