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Answer for the clue "Family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple ", 10 letters:
tuberaceae

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The Tuberaceae are a family of mycorrhizal fungi. It includes the genus Tuber , which includes the so-called "true" truffles . It was characterized by the Belgian botanist Barthélemy Charles Joseph du Mortier in 1822. A molecular study of ribosomal DNA ...