(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌbēnēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Laboulbenia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of minute fungi (order Laboulbeniales) living as parasites upon insects and having a thallus consisting of only a few cells and a spermatial type of sexual reproduction resembling that of the red algae
• la·boul·be·ni·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs, | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- adjective