• (n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/earthstar/
(from the article `Lycoperdaceae`) family of fungi in the order Agaricales (phylum Basidiomycota, kingdom Fungi) that includes about 160 species, among them earthstars and puffballs, ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/3
Earth'star` noun (Botany) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster , in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/3
noun any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974