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Tricholomataceae

Tricholomataceae

9.9
A group of mushrooms with white or pale spores often found in forests
  • noun
  • /ˌtrɪkəloʊməˈteɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
: Tricholomataceae
  • The Tricholomataceae are distinguished by their white or pale-colored spores.

Examples

  • Some genera within the Tricholomataceae are important for both culinary and ecological reasons.

  • Many species from the Tricholomataceae family are found in temperate forests.

  • Many wild mushrooms found in forests belong to the Tricholomataceae family.

  • The Tricholomataceae family includes many edible mushrooms.

  • Many wild mushrooms found in forests belong to the Tricholomataceae family.

  • The Tricholomataceae family includes many edible mushrooms.

  • Some genera within the Tricholomataceae are important for both culinary and ecological reasons.

Surface Forms

Tricholomataceae singular
Tricholomatacean singular

Morphology

Tricholomataceae = Tricholoma (opaque) = Tricholoma + aceae

The form is a specialized Latin taxonomic formation (genus name + '-aceae') that is not predictably meaningful to average learners.

Etymology

Tricholomataceae is made from the mushroom group name Tricholoma and the ending -aceae, which means 'family'. Tricholoma itself comes from Greek parts tricho- 'hair' and -loma 'fringe', so it described a 'hairy edge' on the mushroom cap. That's why Tricholomataceae means the family of mushrooms related to that hairy-fringe type.