Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of agaricinous fungi, having a tough leathery pileus, which dries up with drought and is revived again on the application of water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of chiefly small white-spored mushrooms, including the
Marasmius oreades , the mushroon that grow in afairy ring .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
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Examples
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He's leaving soon for a month in Bolivia where he'll go on a collecting trip to find Marasmius specimens.
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He's leaving soon for a month in Bolivia where he'll go on a collecting trip to find Marasmius specimens.
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He's leaving soon for a month in Bolivia where he'll go on a collecting trip to find Marasmius specimens.
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Marasmius schultesii is a mushroom used by Taiwano Indians to treat ear infections.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Marasmius schultesii is a mushroom used by Taiwano Indians to treat ear infections.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The genus Marasmius, belonging to the white spored Agarics, has the power of reviving under moisture after withering, so it may represent a genus that endures longest.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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The species called the Fairy mushroom, Marasmius oreades, is the most familiar of all those that grow in rings.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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_Amanita rubescens_, _Hydnum repandum_, and _Marasmius oreades_ which we gathered in the meadow before we entered the wood.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton
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The genus Marasmius may be known by the garlic-like smell peculiar to it, but it never has a mealy perfume.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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Aphids, water bugs, woodworms, and now the Marasmius oreades.
The Machineries of Joy Bradbury, Ray, 1920- 1949
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