HyperDic: fairy_cup

English > 2 senses of the expression fairy cup:
NOUNplantfairy cup, blood cup, Peziza coccineaa scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
plantfairy cup, Mitella diphyllamiterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers
English > fairy cup: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp.
Synonymsblood cup, Peziza coccinea
Member ofPeziza, genus Pezizatype genus of the Pezizaceae
Broaderdiscomycete, cup fungusAny fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
Spanishpeziza coccinea, peziza escarlata
English > fairy cup: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningmiterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers.
SynonymMitella diphylla
Member ofMitella, genus Mitellagenus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals
Broadermiterwort, mitrewort, bishop's capAny of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter

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