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PEZIZA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus

Synonyms:

genus Peziza; Peziza

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Peziza"):

Peziza domicilina (a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats)

blood cup; fairy cup; Peziza coccinea (a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp)

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

family Pezizaceae; Pezizaceae (large family comprising many typical cup fungi)

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