scleroderma
English Thesaurus
1. genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus genus, |
| definition | : | includes lichen genera (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | scleroderma aurantium, scleroderma citrinum, |
| definition | : | an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | scleroderma flavidium, star earthball, |
| definition | : | an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball, |
| definition | : | an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity (noun.plant) |
2. an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, |
| definition | : | any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | morphea, |
| definition | : | localized scleroderma (noun.state) |
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