sfə̇ˌräpsəˈdāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphaeropsid-, Sphaeropsis, type genus + -aceae
: a very large family of imperfect fungi (order Sphaeropsidales) that include various important plant pathogens and are characterized by globose to spheroidal pycnidia with dark leathery or carbonaceous walls
• sphae·rop·si·da·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dāshəs adjective