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PLUTEUS CERVINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pluteus cervinus mean? 

PLUTEUS CERVINUS (noun)
  The noun PLUTEUS CERVINUS has 1 sense:

1. a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoodsplay

  Familiarity information: PLUTEUS CERVINUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUTEUS CERVINUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

deer mushroom; Pluteus cervinus

Hypernyms ("Pluteus cervinus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pluteus cervinus" is a member of...):

genus Pluteus; Pluteus; roof mushroom (a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer)


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