genus geastrum

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

   SynonymsGeastrum

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofGeastraceae

Questions about genus geastrum

What does genus geastrum mean?

genus geastrum means "type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments".

What is another word for genus geastrum?

Close synonyms include Geastrum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus geastrum a common word?

genus geastrum 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.