MACOWANITES AMERICANUS

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Meaning:

A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Macowanites americanus" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("Macowanites americanus" is a member of...):

genus Macowanites; Macowanites (a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely)

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