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Definition of Genus geastrum
1. Noun. Type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments.
Exact synonyms: Geastrum
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Geastraceae, Geastraceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Geastraceae, Geastraceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Geastrum
Literary usage of Genus geastrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scottish Cryptogamic Flora, Or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions of by Robert Kaye Greville (1828)
"It is with peculiar satisfaction that I find myself enabled to publish a figure
illustrative of the beautiful genus Geastrum. It is recorded by Mr WOODWARD ..."