GEASTRACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Geastraceae mean? 

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

1. a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEASTRACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Geastraceae; Geastraceae

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

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Geastraceae"):

earthstar (any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star)

Geastrum; genus Geastrum (type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments)

genus Radiigera; Radiigera (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae)

Astreus; genus Astreus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae)

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

Lycoperdales; order Lycoperdales (small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars)