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PLUTEACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
Synonyms:
family Pluteaceae; Pluteaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pluteaceae" is a kind of...):
fungus family (includes lichen families)
Meronyms (members of "Pluteaceae"):
genus Pluteus; Pluteus; roof mushroom (a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer)
genus Volvariella; Volvariella (an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient)
Holonyms ("Pluteaceae" is a member of...):
Agaricales; order Agaricales (typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota)
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