earthstar
[ urth-stahr ]
noun
a fungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star.
any of various bromeliads of the genus Cryptanthus, native to Brazil, having rosettes of stiff, prickly leaves.
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British Dictionary definitions for earthstar
earthstar
/ (ˈɜːθˌstɑː) /
noun
any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic woodland fungi of the genus Geastrum, whose brown onion-shaped reproductive body splits into a star shape to release the spores
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