ˌmelēəˈlā(ˌ)lēz, mə̇ˌlīə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Meliola genus of fungi (from Greek mēlon apple + New Latin -i- + Latin -ola, diminutive suffix) + -ales
: an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having a stroma that resembles a perithecium and is not noticeably flattened