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WYNNEA AMERICANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wynnea americana mean?
• WYNNEA AMERICANA (noun)
The noun WYNNEA AMERICANA has 1 sense:
1. a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange
Familiarity information: WYNNEA AMERICANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Wynnea americana" 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)
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