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GEASTRACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
Synonyms:
family Geastraceae; Geastraceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Geastraceae" is a kind of...):
fungus family (includes lichen families)
Meronyms (members of "Geastraceae"):
earthstar (any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star)
Geastrum; genus Geastrum (type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments)
genus Radiigera; Radiigera (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae)
Astreus; genus Astreus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae)
Holonyms ("Geastraceae" is a member of...):
Lycoperdales; order Lycoperdales (small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars)
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