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GEOGLOSSUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Geoglossum mean?
• GEOGLOSSUM (noun)
The noun GEOGLOSSUM has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
Familiarity information: GEOGLOSSUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum
Hypernyms ("Geoglossum" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Geoglossum"):
earth-tongue; earthtongue (any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum)
Holonyms ("Geoglossum" is a member of...):
family Geoglossaceae; Geoglossaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales)
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