genus gastrocybe

Noun
  1. A genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae (synset 113068466)
    is a type of: fungus genus - includes lichen genera
    member holonym: gastrocybe lateritia - a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
    belongs to: family secotiaceae, secotiaceae - a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
    same as: gastrocybe

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