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AURICULARIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Auriculariaceae

Synonyms:

Auricularia; genus Auricularia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Auricularia"):

Auricularia auricula; ear fungus; Jew's-ear; Jew's-ears (widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood)

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

Auriculariaceae; family Auriculariaceae (fungi having gelatinous sporophores)

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