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VOLVARIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva

Synonyms:

genus Volvaria; Volvaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Volvaria"):

Volvaria bombycina (a parasite on various trees)

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

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

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