Stropharia

noun

genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Stropharia, ↑ring-stalked fungus

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Strophariaceae, ↑family Strophariaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Stropharia ambigua, ↑Stropharia hornemannii, ↑Stropharia rugoso-annulata

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\\strəˈfa(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strophos + New Latin -aria

: a genus of brown spored gill fungi (family Agaricaceae) closely related to Agaricus but having gills and stipe united