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PLUTEUS CERVINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
Synonyms:
deer mushroom; Pluteus cervinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pluteus cervinus" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("Pluteus cervinus" is a member of...):
genus Pluteus; Pluteus; roof mushroom (a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer)