Moniliales

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moniliales \Mo*nil`i*a"les\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. monile
     necklace, -- because the conidia are produced in chains.]
     (Bot.)
     The largest of the three orders into which the Fungi
     Imperfecti are divided, including various forms.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Moniliales
       n : order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having
           conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a
           pycnidium [syn: {order Moniliales}]