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EARTHTONGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earthtongue mean? 

EARTHTONGUE (noun)
  The noun EARTHTONGUE has 1 sense:

1. any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossumplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


EARTHTONGUE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

earth-tongue; earthtongue

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

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

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

genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum (type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues)


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