HyperDic: winter_mushroom

English > 1 sense of the expression winter mushroom:
NOUNplantwinter mushroom, Flammulina velutipesan edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are
English > winter mushroom: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn 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.
SynonymFlammulina velutipes
Member ofFlammulina, genus FlammulinaA genus of agarics
BroaderagaricA saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside

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