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WINTER MUSHROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
Synonyms:
Flammulina velutipes; winter mushroom
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("winter mushroom" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("winter mushroom" is a member of...):
Flammulina; genus Flammulina (a genus of agarics)
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