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ENTOLOMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)

Synonyms:

Entoloma; genus Entoloma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Entoloma"):

Entoloma lividum; Entoloma sinuatum (a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan)

Entoloma aprile (an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring)

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

Entolomataceae; family Entolomataceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)

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