ˌperəˌspōrēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Perisporium, type genus (from peri- + -sporium ) + -aceae
1. in some classifications : a family of fungi placed in the order Perisporiales and characterized by dark-colored mycelium
2. in some classifications : a family coextensive with or including Erysiphaceae
• peri·spo·ri·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective