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In form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
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earthstar
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Earthstar was an electronic music group originally from Utica , New York , in the United States . Earthstar was encouraged by Krautrock / Kosmische Musik /electronic music artist, composer, and producer Klaus Schulze to relocate to Germany where they were ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Earthstar \Earth"star`\, n. (Bot.) 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.
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n. any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
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n. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus (taxlink Geastrum genus noshow=1), whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form.
Usage examples of earthstar.
Each and every soldier had a lighted wax taper affixed to the blade of his spear - fifty thousand earthstars shining with bright-flecked rays, illuminating the camp with a clear and holy light.