CANTHARELLUS CINNABARINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cantharellus cinnabarinus mean? 

• CANTHARELLUS CINNABARINUS (noun)
  The noun CANTHARELLUS CINNABARINUS has 1 sense:

1. mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body

  Familiarity information: CANTHARELLUS CINNABARINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANTHARELLUS CINNABARINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cantharellus cinnabarinus; cinnabar chanterelle

Hypernyms ("Cantharellus cinnabarinus" is a kind of...):

agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)

Holonyms ("Cantharellus cinnabarinus" is a member of...):

Cantharellus; genus Cantharellus (a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles)