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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Melanconiales

· Mel·an·co·ni·a·les · IPA
01 n. pl. The smallest of the three orders of Fungi Imperfecti, including those with no asci nor pycnidia, but as a rule having the spores in cavitie…
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    The smallest of the three orders of Fungi Imperfecti, including those with no asci nor pycnidia, but as a rule having the spores in cavities without special walls. They cause many of the plant diseases known as anthracnose.(Bot.)