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    VOLVARIELLA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An important genus of mushrooms in the Orientplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Volvariella; Volvariella

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

    Meronyms (members of "Volvariella"):

    Chinese mushroom; straw mushroom; Volvariella volvacea (small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially)

    Volvariella bombycina (a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap)

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

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

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