Associations to the word «Pleurotus»

Wiktionary

PLEUROTUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae   — certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.
PLEUROTUS ERYNGII, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pleurotaceae   — king oyster mushroom.
PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pleurotaceae   — oyster mushroom.

Dictionary definition

PLEUROTUS, noun. Agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan.

Wise words

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