Definitions for devil's cigar
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1. devil's cigarnoun

   a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

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1. devil's cigar

   Chorioactis is a genus of fungi that contains the single species Chorioactis geaster. The mushroom is commonly known as the devil's cigar or the Texas star in the United States, while in Japan it is called kirinomitake (キリノミタケ). This extremely rare mushroom is notable for its unusual appearance and disjunct distribution; it is found only in select locales in Texas and Japan. The fruit body, which grows on the stumps or dead roots of cedar elms (in Texas) or dead oaks (in Japan), somewhat resembles a dark brown or black cigar before it splits open radially into a starlike arrangement of four to seven leathery rays. The interior surface of the fruit body bears the spore-bearing tissue known as the hymenium, and is colored white to brown, depending on its age. The fruit body opening can be accompanied by a distinct hissing sound and the release of a smoky cloud of spores. Fruit bodies were first collected in Austin, Texas, and the species was named Urnula geaster in 1893; later it was found in Kyushu in 1937, but the mushroom was not reported again in Japan until 1973. Although the new genus Chorioactis was proposed to accommodate the unique species a few years after its original discovery, it was not accepted as a valid genus until 1968. Its classification has also been a source of confusion. Historically, Chorioactis was placed in the fungus family Sarcosomataceae, despite inconsistencies in the microscopic structure of the ascus, the saclike structure in which spores are formed. Phylogenetic analyses of the past decade have clarified the fungus's classification: Chorioactis, along with three other genera, make up the family Chorioactidaceae, a grouping of related fungi formally acknowledged in 2008. In 2009, Japanese researchers reported discovering a form of the fungus missing the sexual stage of its lifecycle; this asexual state was named Kumanasamuha geaster.

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1. devil's cigar

   Devil's cigar, scientifically known as Chorioactis geaster, is a rare species of fungus that is primarily found in Texas, USA and Japan. It's characterized by its unusual, cigar-like or star-shaped appearance, showing a star shape when it splits open to release spores. It gets its name from these unusual characteristics, appearing benign at first glance like a cigar but then opening up like a "devil." The Devil's Cigar is one of the world's few fungi species to have a disjunct distribution, meaning its populations are separated by a large area where the species can't be found.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devil's cigar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devil's cigar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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