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MARASMIUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Chiefly small mushrooms with white spores

Synonyms:

genus Marasmius; Marasmius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Marasmius" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Marasmius"):

fairy-ring mushroom; Marasmius oreades (mushroom that grows in a fairy ring)

Holonyms ("Marasmius" is a member of...):

Agaricaceae; family Agaricaceae (large family including many familiar mushrooms)

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