[urth-stahr] 
| 1. | a fungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star. |
| 2. | any of various bromeliads of the genus Cryptanthus, native to Brazil, having rosettes of stiff, prickly leaves. |
| earth·star (ûrth'stär') n. A fungus of the genus Geastrum, related to and resembling the puffballs and having an outer covering that splits open in a starlike form. |
