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单词 earthstar
释义

earthstar

[ urth-stahr ]
/ ˈɜrθˌstɑr /

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.

Origin of earthstar

First recorded in 1810–20; earth + star

Words nearby earthstar

Earthshaker, earthshaking, earthshine, earth sign, earth smoke, earthstar, earth station, earth tone, earth tongue, earth up, earthward
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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