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GEASTRUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
Synonyms:
Geastrum; genus Geastrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Geastrum" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("Geastrum" is a member of...):
family Geastraceae; Geastraceae (a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales)