̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphaeropsid-, Sphaeropsis + -ales
: an order of imperfect fungi in which the conidia are produced in pycnidia or similar chambered cavities and which include both saprophytes and parasites