"brittlestem" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brittlestem.wav
Etymology: From brittle + stem. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brittle|stem}} brittle + stem Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brittlestem (uncountable)
  1. A plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: turtleback, fanleaf
    Sense id: en-brittlestem-en-noun-MzUYeOZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Welsh translations, Composites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Composites: 67 33
  2. A fungus of the genus Psathyrella. Tags: uncountable Translations (Psathyrella): coesyn brau [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-brittlestem-en-noun-1F3APG~r Categories (other): Mushrooms Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'Psathyrella': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chestnut brittlestem, clustered brittlestem, common stump brittlestem, conical brittlestem, dune brittlestem, medusa brittlestem, pale brittlestem, petticoat brittlestem, red edge brittlestem, rootlet brittlestem, solitary brittlestem, spotted brittlestem, spring brittlestem, yellowfoot brittlestem
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