Definition of Marasmius

1. Noun. Chiefly small mushrooms with white spores.

Exact synonyms: Genus Marasmius
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Agaricaceae, Family Agaricaceae
Member holonyms: Fairy-ring Mushroom, Marasmius Oreades

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marasmius

Mar.
Mara
Maracaibo
Maracan language
Maracay
Maraco
Maradonaesque
Maragoli
Marah
Maranhão
Maranon's sign
Maranon's syndrome
Marans
Maranta arundinaceae
Marantaceae
Marasmius (current term)
Marasmius oreades
Marat
Maratha
Marathas
Marathi
Marathons
Marattia
Marattia salicina
Marattiaceae
Marattiales
Marburg disease
Marburg hemorrhagic fever
Marburg virus
Marc

Literary usage of Marasmius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1904)
"MAC Marasmius oreades Fr. Forming rings in grass on lawns and grassy places. ... Marasmius polyphyllus Pk. Not uncommon on decaying grass and leaves. ..."

2. A Preliminary Report on the Hymeniales of Connecticut by Edward Albert White (1905)
"The species of Marasmius are small plants which resemble Mycena and Collybia, ... Marasmius oreades Fr. (mountain nymphs). Fairy-Ring Mushroom. ..."

3. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1901)
"GENUS Marasmius The genus Marasmius belongs to the white-spored series. The plants are small, and wither and shrivel in dry weather, to revive again when ..."

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