EARTHTONGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earthtongue mean? 

• EARTHTONGUE (noun)
  The noun EARTHTONGUE has 1 sense:

1. any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EARTHTONGUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

earth-tongue; earthtongue

Hypernyms ("earthtongue" 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)

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

genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum (type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues)