HELVELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does helvella mean? 

• HELVELLA (noun)
  The noun HELVELLA has 1 sense:

1. any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds

  Familiarity information: HELVELLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELVELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("helvella" is a kind of...):

false morel (a fungus of the family Helvellaceae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helvella"):

Helvella crispa; miter mushroom (a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted)

Helvella acetabulum (a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed)

Helvella sulcata (a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull grey with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale grey; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted)

Holonyms ("helvella" is a member of...):

genus Helvella (type genus of the Helvellaceae)