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ASTREUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Astreus mean? 

ASTREUS (noun)
  The noun ASTREUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceaeplay

  Familiarity information: ASTREUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASTREUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Astreus; genus Astreus

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

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

family Geastraceae; Geastraceae (a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales)


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