Definitions for earthstarˈɜrθˌstɑr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
earth•starˈɜrθˌstɑr(n.)
a fungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star.
Category: Fungi
Origin of earthstar:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
earthstar(noun)
any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
Wiktionary
earthstar(Noun)
A type of puffball, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form
Webster Dictionary
Earthstar(noun)
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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