noun
agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan
• Syn: ↑genus Pleurotus
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agaricaceae, ↑family Agaricaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑oyster mushroom, ↑oyster fungus, ↑oyster agaric, ↑Pleurotus ostreatus, ↑olive-tree agaric, ↑Pleurotus phosphoreus
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\\plu̇ˈrōd.əs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + Greek ōt-, ous ear; from the shape of some members of the genus — more at ear
: a genus of white-spored agarics having the pileus laterally sessile or with an eccentric stipe — see olive tree agaric, oyster mushroom
Useful english dictionary. 2012.