Pleurotus
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Proper noun
Pleurotus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae – certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.
Usage notes
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
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Pleurotaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pleurotus ostreatus (typical oyster mushroom) - type species; Pleurotus eryngii, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - selected species; for other species see
List of Pleurotus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
genus Pleurotus
Further reading
- Pleurotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pleurotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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