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Melanconiales

Webster's Dictionary

(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 cavities without special walls. They cause many of the plant diseases known as anthracnose.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Melanconiales'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/melanconiales.html. 1828.