ˌmeləˌgraməˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Melogrammat-, Melogramma, type genus (from mela- + Greek grammat-, gramma letter) + -aceae — more at gram
: a small family of fungi (order Sphaeriales) with perithecia sunken in pulvinate stromata and one-celled to many-celled ascospores