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LENTINUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
Synonyms:
genus Lentinus; Lentinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lentinus" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Lentinus"):
Chinese black mushroom; golden oak mushroom; Lentinus edodes; Oriental black mushroom; shiitake; shiitake mushroom (edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe)
Lentinus lepideus; scaly lentinus (a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice)
Holonyms ("Lentinus" is a member of...):
family Tricholomataceae; Tricholomataceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)
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