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gasteromycete

DEFINITIONS OF: gasteromycete

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n any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes

Synonyms:
gastromycete
Types:
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Podaxaceae
a variety of gastromycete
Calostoma lutescens
a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
Calostoma cinnabarina
a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case
Calostoma ravenelii
a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
stalked puffball
a variety of Podaxaceae
Type of:
fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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