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GENUS HELVELLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Helvellaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Helvella" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Helvella"):
helvella (any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds)
Helvella crispa; miter mushroom (a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted)
Helvella acetabulum (a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed)
Helvella sulcata (a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull grey with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale grey; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted)
Holonyms ("genus Helvella" is a member of...):
family Helvellaceae; Helvellaceae (family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)
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