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VOLVARIACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Volvariaceae mean?
• VOLVARIACEAE (noun)
The noun VOLVARIACEAE has 1 sense:
1. a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
Familiarity information: VOLVARIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
family Volvariaceae; Volvariaceae
Hypernyms ("Volvariaceae" is a kind of...):
fungus family (includes lichen families)
Meronyms (members of "Volvariaceae"):
genus Volvaria; Volvaria (agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva)
Holonyms ("Volvariaceae" is a member of...):
Agaricales; order Agaricales (typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota)
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