astreus pteridis

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   the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded

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Questions about astreus pteridis

What does astreus pteridis mean?

astreus pteridis means "the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded".

Is astreus pteridis a common word?

astreus pteridis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.