PLEUROTUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan

Synonyms:

genus Pleurotus; Pleurotus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pleurotus" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Pleurotus"):

oyster agaric; oyster fungus; oyster mushroom; Pleurotus ostreatus (edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood)

olive-tree agaric; Pleurotus phosphoreus (red luminescent mushroom of Europe)

Holonyms ("Pleurotus" is a member of...):

Agaricaceae; family Agaricaceae (large family including many familiar mushrooms)