genus pluteus

1. 1.

   a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer

   SynonymsPluteusroof mushroom

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofPluteaceae

Questions about genus pluteus

What does genus pluteus mean?

genus pluteus means "a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer".

What is another word for genus pluteus?

Close synonyms include Pluteus, roof mushroom. 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 pluteus a common word?

genus pluteus 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.