Pleurotus

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Translingual

Pleurotus ostreatus

Etymology

From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).

Proper noun

Pleurotus m

  1. 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

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