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Pleurotus
Pleurotus
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Proper noun
Pleurotus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae – certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.
Usage notes
The genus was defined in 1871, by moving species previously placed in Agaricus. Since then, some species have been moved to other genera. See 
Pleurotus#Taxonomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Pleurotaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pleurotus ostreatus (typical oyster mushroom) - type species; Pleurotus eryngii, Pleurotus cornucopiae, Pleurotus dryinus, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus - selected species; for other species see List of Pleurotus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia }