- genus Fungia
- nouna genus comprising the usual mushroom corals• Syn: ↑Fungia• Hypernyms: ↑coelenterate genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Madreporaria, ↑order Madreporaria
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Fungia — noun a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals • Syn: ↑genus Fungia • Hypernyms: ↑coelenterate genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Madreporaria, ↑order Madreporaria … Useful english dictionary
Fungia — Fun gi*a, n. [NL., fr. L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. fongie.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of simple, stony corals; so called because they are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coelenterate genus — noun a genus of coelenterates • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chrysaora, ↑genus Chrysaora, ↑genus Hydra, ↑genus Nanomia, ↑Physalia, ↑genus Physalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fungid — I. ˈfənjə̇d, ˈfəŋgə̇d adjective Etymology: probably irregular from New Latin Fungiidae, from Fungia + idae : of or relating to the genus Fungia or the family Fungiidae II. noun ( s) Etymology: probably irregular from New Latin Fungiidae : a… … Useful english dictionary
Madreporaria — noun stony corals • Syn: ↑order Madreporaria • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa … Useful english dictionary
order Madreporaria — noun stony corals • Syn: ↑Madreporaria • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa … Useful english dictionary
Mushroom — Mush room, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. [1913 Webster] {Mushroom anchor}, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mushroom anchor — Mushroom Mush room, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. [1913 Webster] {Mushroom anchor} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mushroom cloud — Mushroom Mush room, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. [1913 Webster] {Mushroom anchor} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mushroom coral — Mushroom Mush room, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. [1913 Webster] {Mushroom anchor} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
