ˌmelənˌkōnēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Melanconium, type genus (from melan- + -conium, from konis, konia dust) + -aceae — more at incinerate
: a family of fungi coextensive with the order Melanconiales — see coryneum , gloeosporium
• mel·an·co·ni·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective