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VOLVARIELLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
Synonyms:
genus Volvariella; Volvariella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Volvariella" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Volvariella"):
Chinese mushroom; straw mushroom; Volvariella volvacea (small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially)
Volvariella bombycina (a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap)
Holonyms ("Volvariella" is a member of...):
family Pluteaceae; Pluteaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)
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