"earthstar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earthstars [plural]
Etymology: earth + star Etymology templates: {{compound|en|earth|star}} earth + star Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthstar (plural earthstars)
  1. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form. Wikipedia link: earthstar Categories (lifeform): Fungi Translations (a type of puffball): geastro [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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