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HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hygrophorus caeruleus" is a kind of...):
waxycap (any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance)
Holonyms ("Hygrophorus caeruleus" is a member of...):
genus Hygrophorus; Hygrophorus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae)