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EARTHSTAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earthstar mean? 

EARTHSTAR (noun)
  The noun EARTHSTAR has 1 sense:

1. any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a starplay

  Familiarity information: EARTHSTAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EARTHSTAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("earthstar" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "earthstar"):

Geastrum coronatum (an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac)

Astreus pteridis (the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded)

Astreus hygrometricus (a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan)

Holonyms ("earthstar" is a member of...):

family Geastraceae; Geastraceae (a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales)


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