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GENUS AURICULARIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Auriculariaceae
Synonyms:
Auricularia; genus Auricularia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Auricularia" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Auricularia"):
Auricularia auricula; ear fungus; Jew's-ear; Jew's-ears (widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood)
Holonyms ("genus Auricularia" is a member of...):
Auriculariaceae; family Auriculariaceae (fungi having gelatinous sporophores)