Pleurotus
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Proper noun
Pleurotus m
- 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 
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Pleurotaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pleurotus ostreatus (typical oyster mushroom) - type species; Pleurotus eryngii, Pleurotus cornucopiae, Pleurotus dryinus, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus - selected species; for other species see
Further reading
- Pleurotus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Pleurotus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Pleurotus at MycoBank
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