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GASTROCYBE LATERITIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gastrocybe lateritia mean? 

GASTROCYBE LATERITIA (noun)
  The noun GASTROCYBE LATERITIA has 1 sense:

1. a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapsesplay

  Familiarity information: GASTROCYBE LATERITIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GASTROCYBE LATERITIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Gastrocybe lateritia" 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 ("Gastrocybe lateritia" is a member of...):

Gastrocybe; genus Gastrocybe (a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae)


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