EARTHSTAR

earthstar

(noun) any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

earthstar (plural earthstars)

A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form.

Source: Wiktionary


Earth"star`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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