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lepiotoid

lepiotoid adjective: describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.

Adjective

lepiotoid (comparative more lepiotoid, superlative most lepiotoid)

  1. Describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.

Forms of lepiotoid

comparativemore lepiotoid
superlativemost lepiotoid

Origin of lepiotoid

From taxonomic name Lepiota + -oid, historically a wastebasket taxon for species described as such.

Questions about lepiotoid

What does lepiotoid mean?
Lepiotoid means describes any mushroom that has free gills and an annulus but lacks a volva.
What part of speech is lepiotoid?
Lepiotoid is an adjective.

Words near lepiotoid in the dictionary

  1. Lepines
  2. Leping
  3. Lepinski
  4. Lepinskis
  5. lepiotaceous
  6. lepiotoid
  7. lepirudin
  8. lepismatid
  9. lepismatids
  10. lepismid
  11. lepismids

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