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DEER MUSHROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deer mushroom mean? 

DEER MUSHROOM (noun)
  The noun DEER MUSHROOM has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DEER MUSHROOM (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 ("deer mushroom" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("deer mushroom" 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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