Geastrum

Geastrum
noun
type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
Syn: ↑genus Geastrum
Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Geastraceae, ↑family Geastraceae

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\\jēˈastrəm\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ge- + -astrum (from Greek astēr star) — more at star
: a genus (the type of the family Geastraceae) of basidiomycetous fungi having the outer peridium when dry splitting into starlike segments — compare earthstar

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  • Geastrum — prop. n. The type genus of the {Geastraceae}, consisting of fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments. Syn: genus {Geastrum}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Geastrum — triplex …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Geastrum — Erdsterne Halskrausenerdstern (Geastrum triplex) Systematik Unterabteilung: Ständerpilze (Agaromycotina) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Geastrum triplex — Geastrum triplex …   Wikipedia

  • Geastrum triplex — Geastrum triplex …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Geastrum quadrifidum — Geastrum quadrifidum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Geastrum triplex — Halskrausen Erdstern Halskrausen Erdstern (Geastrum triplex) Systematik Klasse: Ständerpilze (Basidiomycetes) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Geastrum — Geạstrum   [griechisch], wissenschaftlicher Name der Pilzgattung Erdstern …   Universal-Lexikon

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