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    ROOF MUSHROOM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    genus Pluteus; Pluteus; roof mushroom

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("roof mushroom" is a kind of...):

    fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

    Meronyms (members of "roof mushroom"):

    Pluteus aurantiorugosus (an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk)

    Pluteus magnus; sawdust mushroom (an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled)

    deer mushroom; Pluteus cervinus (a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods)

    Holonyms ("roof mushroom" is a member of...):

    family Pluteaceae; Pluteaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)

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