Noun | 1. | family Cortinariaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales fungus family - includes lichen families Agaricales, order Agaricales - typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota Cortinarius, genus Cortinarius - the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils) genus Gymnopilus, Gymnopilus - a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit |