Scleroderma

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Translingual

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Etymology

Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) +‎ Ancient Greek δέρμᾰ (dérma, “skin”).

Proper noun

Scleroderma n

A taxonomic genus within the family Sclerodermataceae – earth balls.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina – subphylum; Agaricomycetes – class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Boletales - order; Sclerodermatineae - suborder; Sclerodermataceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Scleroderma verrucosum - type species

References

Scleroderma (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scleroderma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scleroderma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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