HyperDic: volvariella_volvacea

English > 1 sense of the expression Volvariella volvacea:
NOUNplantVolvariella volvacea, straw mushroom, Chinese mushroomsmall tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem
English > Volvariella volvacea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially.
Synonymsstraw mushroom, Chinese mushroom
Member ofVolvariella, genus VolvariellaAn important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
BroaderagaricA saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside

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