NOUN | plant | winter mushroom, Flammulina velutipes | an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are |
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Meaning | An 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. | |
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Synonym | Flammulina velutipes | |
Member of | Flammulina, genus Flammulina | A genus of agarics |
Broader | agaric | A saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside |
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