melanconiales

from The Century Dictionary.

• An order of Fungi Imperfecti containing the single family Melanconiaceæ. The spores are usually borne in superficial cavities without the formation of a special wall or pycnidium. See Glœosporium and Melanconium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun plural (Bot.) 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.