family Sarcoscyphaceae

9.9

A group of fungi with bright cup-shaped bodies that grow on dead wood

noun
/ˈfæmɪli sɑrˈkoʊsɪfɪˌkeɪ/

Specialized

: familia Sarcoscyphaceae

The family Sarcoscyphaceae includes fungi often recognized by their vivid scarlet or orange cups.

Examples

Many species in the family Sarcoscyphaceae are found on decaying wood in temperate forests.
Mycology students studied the family Sarcoscyphaceae as part of their course on fungal biodiversity.
The family Sarcoscyphaceae includes various colorful fungi.
Did you know that the family Sarcoscyphaceae has unique cup shapes?
Many species in the family Sarcoscyphaceae are found on decaying wood in temperate forests.
Mycology students studied the family Sarcoscyphaceae as part of their course on fungal biodiversity.
The family Sarcoscyphaceae includes fungi often recognized by their vivid scarlet or orange cups.

Synonyms

Sarcoscyphaceae

vsfamily Sarcoscyphaceae

Specialized

9.9

A group of fungi with bright red or orange cups

is the same meaning but phrased as an explicit family label

How Large

phylum

Specialized

4 8.7

class

∞ 1.8

order

Specialized

7 7.5

family Sarcoscyphaceae

Specialized

9.9

genus

Specialized

20 7.1

species

Specialized

928 2.7

Surface Forms

family Sarcoscyphaceae singular

families Sarcoscyphaceae plural

Morphology

family + Sarcoscyphaceae

The phrase is fully compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Sarcoscyphaceae' is the specific scientific name, so the combined meaning is simply the taxonomic family called Sarcoscyphaceae. Taxonomic naming is a cross-linguistically common convention, so a B1 learner who knows 'family' and the name will readily infer it refers to a family of organisms (here, fungi).

Etymology

Family Sarcoscyphaceae comes from Greek parts sarco ('flesh') and scypha ('cup') because these fungi make bright, fleshy cup shapes on wood. So the name gives a clear image of bright 'flesh' cups, which helps you remember it means a family of cup-shaped fungi.