Pleosporaceae
plural noun
Ple·o·spo·ra·ce·ae
ˌplēəspəˈrāsēˌē
: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) that is sometimes combined with Mycosphaerellaceae and that includes parasitic fungi which cause stem or leaf spot diseases or rots of economic plants
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Pleospora + -aceae