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Chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
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marasmius
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Marasmius is a genus of mushroom -forming fungi in the family Marasmiaceae . It contains about 500 species of agarics , of which a few, such as Marasmius oreades , are edible . However, most members of this genus are small, unimpressive brown mushrooms. ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marasmius \Marasmius\ prop. n. A genus of chiefly small white-spored mushrooms, including the Marasmius oreades , the mushroon that grow in a fairy ring . Syn: genus Marasmius .
Usage examples of marasmius.
The species called the Fairy mushroom, Marasmius oreades, is the most familiar of all those that grow in rings.
The genus Marasmius may be known by the garlic-like smell peculiar to it, but it never has a mealy perfume.
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.