CANTHARELLUS FLOCCOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cantharellus floccosus mean? 

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

1. a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANTHARELLUS FLOCCOSUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cantharellus floccosus; floccose chanterelle

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

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

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

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