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GEOGLOSSUM

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues

Synonyms:

genus Geoglossum; Geoglossum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Geoglossum"):

earth-tongue; earthtongue (any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum)

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

family Geoglossaceae; Geoglossaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales)

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