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CHANTERELLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chanterelle mean?
• CHANTERELLE (noun)
The noun CHANTERELLE has 1 sense:
1. widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
Familiarity information: CHANTERELLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cantharellus cibarius; chantarelle; chanterelle
Hypernyms ("chanterelle" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("chanterelle" is a member of...):
Cantharellus; genus Cantharellus (a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles)
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