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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 hardwoods
Familiarity information: PLUTEUS CERVINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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