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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The type genus of the
Geastraceae , consisting of fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments.
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- noun type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
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I gathered also a fine Geastrum, but the specimens are lost.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The Hygrometric Ground Star (_Geastrum hygrometricum_), found in many portions of Europe, is well known; nearer home, we have a variety
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various
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