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family Fistulinaceae

family Fistulinaceae

9.9
A group of mushrooms with separate tubes under their caps
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Fistulinaceae
  • Unlike other fungi, members of the family Fistulinaceae have tubes that do not join together on the cap's underside.

Examples

  • The family Fistulinaceae includes several unique species of fungi found in temperate forests.

  • Researchers recently discovered a new species belonging to the family Fistulinaceae in South America.

  • The family Fistulinaceae includes several unique species.

  • Many researchers study the family Fistulinaceae for its ecological importance.

  • Researchers recently discovered a new species belonging to the family Fistulinaceae in South America.

  • The family Fistulinaceae includes several unique species of fungi found in temperate forests.

  • Unlike other fungi, members of the family Fistulinaceae have tubes that do not join together on the cap's underside.

Synonyms

Fistulinaceae
vsfamily Fistulinaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of mushrooms with separate tubes under the cap

is distinct from Polyporaceae rather than closely related

Surface Forms

family Fistulinaceae singular
families Fistulinaceae plural

Morphology

family + Fistulinaceae

This is a directly compositional taxonomic noun phrase: 'family' (a scientific grouping) + the proper taxon name 'Fistulinaceae'. Even if the learner has not seen this specific name, knowing 'family' and that scientific names label groups allows them to infer it denotes the biological family called Fistulinaceae (a group of organisms, here fungi). The pattern 'family + NAME' is cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is transparent.

Etymology

Family Fistulinaceae may come from the old Latin word fistula, meaning 'tube', because these fungi have many small tube-like pores under their caps. So the name points to a group of fungi with separate 'tubes' on the cap's underside.