CHLOROPHYLLUM MOLYBDITES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chlorophyllum molybdites mean? 

• CHLOROPHYLLUM MOLYBDITES (noun)
  The noun CHLOROPHYLLUM MOLYBDITES has 1 sense:

1. a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms 'fairy rings'

  Familiarity information: CHLOROPHYLLUM MOLYBDITES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLOROPHYLLUM MOLYBDITES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms 'fairy rings'

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chlorophyllum molybdites" is a kind of...):

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