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earthstar
CIDE DICTIONARY
earthstar, n.
A curious fungus of the genus Geaster , in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
earthstar, n. any woodland fungus of the genus Geastrum, esp. G. triplex, with a spherical spore-containing fruit body surrounded by a fleshy star-shaped structure.
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