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HYGROCYBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hygrocybe mean?
• HYGROCYBE (noun)
The noun HYGROCYBE has 1 sense:
1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
Familiarity information: HYGROCYBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Hygrocybe; Hygrocybe
Hypernyms ("Hygrocybe" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Hygrocybe"):
conic waxycap; Hygrocybe acutoconica (a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks)
Holonyms ("Hygrocybe" is a member of...):
family Hygrophoraceae; Hygrophoraceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance)
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