ˌdakrəˌmīsəˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dacrymycet-, Dacrymyces, type genus + -aceae
: a family of basidiomycetous fungi (order Tremellales) all of which have basidia similar to those of the type genus Dacrymyces — see dacrymycetales