Pleurotus
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Proper noun
editPleurotus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae – certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.
Usage notes
editThe genus was defined in 1871, by moving species previously placed in Agaricus. Since then, some species have been moved to other genera. See Pleurotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Pleurotaceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (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
Translations
editgenus Pleurotus
References
edit- Pleurotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pleurotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pleurotus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pleurotus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Pleurotus at MycoBank