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Definition of Genus pluteus
1. Noun. A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Pluteaceae, Pluteaceae
Member holonyms: Pluteus Aurantiorugosus, Pluteus Magnus, Sawdust Mushroom, Deer Mushroom, Pluteus Cervinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pluteus
Literary usage of Genus pluteus
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)
"genus pluteus The members of the genus Pluteus are fleshy fungi with pink spores,
and gills free from ..."
2. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"PLUTEUS Fr. In the genus Pluteus the volva and annulus are both wanting, the
gills are usually free from the stem, and the stem is easily broken FIGURE 132. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1899)
"... and the genus Pluteus as found about Cincinnati. From the recently issued
report of the Lloyd Museum and Library of Cincinnati, it appears that the ..."
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