| Noun | 1. | Sclerodermataceae - a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs fungus family - includes lichen families order Sclerodermatales, Sclerodermatales - an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles |