hongos

Definitions of hongos
  1. noun
    includes lichen families
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    type of:
    familia
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
  2. noun
    includes lichen genera
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    amanita
    genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
    lactario
    large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
    volvaria
    agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva
    falo
    genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
    type of:
    género
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
  3. noun
    the order of fungi
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    type of:
    orden
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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