Pleurotus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae – certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.
Usage notes edit
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 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 edit
genus 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Pleurotus at MycoBank
