HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hygrophorus caeruleus mean? 

• HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS (noun)
  The noun HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS has 1 sense:

1. a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base

  Familiarity information: HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYGROPHORUS CAERULEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Hygrophorus caeruleus" is a kind of...):

waxycap (any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance)

Holonyms ("Hygrophorus caeruleus" is a member of...):

genus Hygrophorus; Hygrophorus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae)