Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large, widely distributed genus of discomycetous fungi, giving name to the order Pezizæ.
  • noun [lowercase] A fungus of this genus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep colors.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any of the genus Peziza of saprophytic fungi.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus

Etymologies

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From the genus name.

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Examples

  • "Orange peziza," said Vane, pouncing upon a little fungus cup; and this led the doctor into a dissertation on the beauty of these plants, especially of those which required a powerful magnifying glass to see their structure.

    The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias George Manville Fenn 1870

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