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Earth-Star
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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EARTH-STAR ( Geaster ), in botany, a kind of puff-ball, with a distinct outer coat which, on separating from the inner, splits into several divisions, which become reflexed and spread like a star. The inner coat enveloping the spores is supported, like a ball, either with or without a stalk on the upper face of the star. The spores escape generally by means of a distinct aperture which appears in the top of the ball. There are several species in Britain found on the ground or on decaying leaves.
They are rare or local, but more common in the south or south-east of England than in other parts of Britain.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Earth-Star'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/earth-star.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Earth-Star'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/earth-star.html. 1910.