CHYTRIDIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chytridiaceae mean? 

• CHYTRIDIACEAE (noun)
  The noun CHYTRIDIACEAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales

  Familiarity information: CHYTRIDIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHYTRIDIACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chytridiaceae; family Chytridiaceae

Hypernyms ("Chytridiaceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Holonyms ("Chytridiaceae" is a member of...):

Chytridiales; order Chytridiales (simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes)