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单词 Peziza
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Definition of Peziza in English:

Peziza

noun pɛˈziːzəpɪˈziːzə
Mycology
  • In early use: any of various fungi with sessile fruiting bodies. Later: a genus of discomycetous fungi of the order Pezizales (cup fungi), now restricted to fungi having cup-shaped sessile or subsessile fruiting bodies without hairs or bristles; (also peziza) a fungus of this genus.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From post-classical Latin Peziza, alteration of classical Latin pezica stalkless fungus (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek πέζις puff-ball from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek βδεῖν and classical Latin pēdere.

 
 

Definition of Peziza in US English:

Peziza

noun
Mycology
  • In early use: any of various fungi with sessile fruiting bodies. Later: a genus of discomycetous fungi of the order Pezizales (cup fungi), now restricted to fungi having cup-shaped sessile or subsessile fruiting bodies without hairs or bristles; (also peziza) a fungus of this genus.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Hill (bap. 1714, d. 1775), physician and actor. From post-classical Latin Peziza, alteration of classical Latin pezica stalkless fungus (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek πέζις puff-ball from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek βδεῖν and classical Latin pēdere.

 
 
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