HyperDic: roof_mushroom

English > 1 sense of the expression roof mushroom:
NOUNplantroof mushroom, Pluteus, genus Pluteusa large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae
English > roof mushroom: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer.
SynonymsPluteus, genus Pluteus
Member ofPluteaceae, family PluteaceaeA family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
MembersPluteus aurantiorugosusAn agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
Pluteus magnus, sawdust mushroomAn edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust
deer mushroom, Pluteus cervinusA small edible agaric with a slender stalk
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera

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