ustilaginaceae

English Thesaurus

1. a fungus family of loose smuts (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus family,
definition	:	includes lichen families (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	corn smut, cornsmut,
definition	:	a smut fungus attacking Indian corn (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus sphacelotheca, sphacelotheca,
definition	:	genus of smut fungus (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	order ustilaginales, ustilaginales,
definition	:	parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes (noun.plant)