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Definition of Genus Geoglossum
1. Noun. Type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Geoglossaceae, Geoglossaceae
Member holonyms: Earth-tongue, Earthtongue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Geoglossum
Literary usage of Genus Geoglossum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"... the margin crisped, growing down the stem some distance on opposite sides ;
hollow. Flesh—Dry. genus Geoglossum The genus Geoglossum has the spore body ..."
2. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1895)
"This breaking up of the old genus Geoglossum into two genera was not only justified
by the colour of the spores, but also by their arrangement in the ascus. ..."
3. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical by Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain) (1873)
"The character of the genus Geoglossum is that the receptacle or fruit-bearing
part is club-shaped, and that the hymenium surrounds the club. ..."
4. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... allied is the genus Geoglossum, possessing club-shaped receptacles, black in
colour, and covered with asci. G. difforme, 2-4 inches high, ..."
5. Scottish Cryptogamic Flora, Or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions of by Robert Kaye Greville (1825)
"... is separated from the genus Geoglossum, chiefly on account of the difference
in the form of the ..."
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