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GASTEROMYCETE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes
Synonyms:
gasteromycete; gastromycete
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gasteromycete" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gasteromycete"):
Podaxaceae (a variety of gastromycete)
Calostoma lutescens (a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case)
Calostoma cinnabarina (a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case)
Calostoma ravenelii (a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores)
Holonyms ("gasteromycete" is a member of...):
class Gasteromycetes; class Gastromycetes; Gasteromycetes; Gastromycetes (fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi)
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