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GASTROCYBE LATERITIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gastrocybe lateritia" 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)
Holonyms ("Gastrocybe lateritia" is a member of...):
Gastrocybe; genus Gastrocybe (a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae)
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