HyperDic: genus_geastrum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Geastrum:
NOUNplantgenus Geastrum, Geastrumtype genus of Geastraceae
English > genus Geastrum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments.
SynonymGeastrum
Member ofGeastraceae, family GeastraceaeA family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera
Spanishgeastrum, genus geastrum
Catalangeastrum, genus geastrum

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