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brittlestem en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From brittle + stem.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
  2. (uncountable) A fungus of the genus Psathyrella.

Deriveds

spotted brittlestem · common stump brittlestem · spring brittlestem · rootlet brittlestem · dune brittlestem · solitary brittlestem · pale brittlestem · petticoat brittlestem · yellowfoot brittlestem · conical brittlestem · chestnut brittlestem · medusa brittlestem · clustered brittlestem · red edge brittlestem

Synonyms

turtleback · fanleaf

Translations (1)

cy coesyn brau (Psathyrella)