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Geastrum

noun

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

• Syn: ↑genus Geastrum

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Geastraceae, ↑family Geastraceae

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\\jēˈastrəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ge- + -astrum (from Greek astēr star) — more at star

: a genus (the type of the family Geastraceae) of basidiomycetous fungi having the outer peridium when dry splitting into starlike segments — compare earthstar

Useful english dictionary. 2012.