NOUN | plant | genus Macowanites, Macowanites | a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never / never expand completely |
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Meaning | A stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never / never expand completely. | |
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Synonym | Macowanites | |
Member of | Secotiaceae, family Secotiaceae | A family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced |
Members | Macowanites americanus | A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap |
Broader | fungus genus | Includes lichen genera |
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