|si(ˌ)rōbəˌsidēˈāsēˌē, |sī(- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sirobasidium, type genus (from Greek seira cord, rope + New Latin basidium ) + -aceae — more at quartz
: a family of jelly fungi (order Tremellales) with the basidia borne in chains