GENUS HYGROCYBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hygrocybe mean? 

• GENUS HYGROCYBE (noun)
  The noun GENUS HYGROCYBE has 1 sense:

1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS HYGROCYBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS HYGROCYBE (noun)

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Meaning:

A genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hygrocybe; Hygrocybe

Hypernyms ("genus Hygrocybe" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Hygrocybe"):

conic waxycap; Hygrocybe acutoconica (a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks)

Holonyms ("genus Hygrocybe" is a member of...):

family Hygrophoraceae; Hygrophoraceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance)