Pleurotus
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Proper noun
[edit]Pleurotus m
- 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 MycoBank