NOUN | plant | jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern fungus, jack-a-lantern, Omphalotus illudens | a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks |
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Meaning | A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent. | |
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Synonyms | jack-o-lantern fungus, jack-a-lantern, Omphalotus illudens | |
Member of | Omphalotus, genus Omphalotus | A genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap |
Broader | agaric | A saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside |
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