GENUS LYCOPERDON

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Meaning:

Genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium

Synonyms:

genus Lycoperdon; Lycoperdon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

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

family Lycoperdaceae; Lycoperdaceae (a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs)

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