| 单词 | earth tongue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth tongue earth tongue n. [after scientific Latin Geoglossum, genus name (1799 or earlier)] the tongue-shaped fruiting body of any of various ascomycete fungi of the family Geoglossaceae, esp. those of the genus Geoglossum. ΚΠ 1826 R. K. Greville Sc. Cryptog. Flora IV. 211 (heading) Green Earth-tongue. 1863 Pop. Sci. Rev. 2 331 Of all the wicked-looking Fungi, none have so weird an appearance as the black Geoglossum. It is well termed Earth-tongue, for it springs in a tongue shape from the ground, black and glutinous. 1939 D. C. Peattie Flowering Earth xviii. 231 On the ground little earth-tongue fungi stuck out their tongues. 1991 D. Alora All That Rain Promises & More xi. 214 Velvety black earth tongue (Tricoglossum hirsutum)... This dainty mushroom is often overlooked because of its dark color. Several similar but less velvety black earth tongues belong to a related genus, Geoglossum. < as lemmas |
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