Tuberales

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Tuberales - small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarpsorder Tuberalesfungus order - the order of fungifamily Tuberaceae, Tuberaceae - family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large appleAscomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina - a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi