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Earthstar

Earthstar Meaning & Definition
Earthstar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Earthstar?

[n] any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star

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See Also | Astreus hygrometricus | Astreus pteridis | family Geastraceae | fungus | Geastraceae | Geastrum coronatum

Earthstar In Webster's Dictionary

\Earth"star`\, n. (Bot.) A curious fungus of the genus {Geaster}, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.

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