MITER MUSHROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does miter mushroom mean? 

• MITER MUSHROOM (noun)
  The noun MITER MUSHROOM has 1 sense:

1. a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted

  Familiarity information: MITER MUSHROOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MITER MUSHROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Helvella crispa; miter mushroom

Hypernyms ("miter mushroom" is a kind of...):

helvella (any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds)

Holonyms ("miter mushroom" is a member of...):

genus Helvella (type genus of the Helvellaceae)