EARTH-TONGUE

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Meaning:

Any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum

Synonyms:

earth-tongue; earthtongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("earth-tongue" 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)

Holonyms ("earth-tongue" is a member of...):

genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum (type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues)

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