We found 2 definitions of pleurotus from 2 different sources.
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pleurotus - agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan | ||
genus Pleurotus | ||
fungus genus includes lichen genera | ||
agaricaceae, family agaricaceae large family including many familiar mushrooms | ||
oyster agaric, oyster fungus, oyster mushroom, pleurotus ostreatus edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood |