OLD-MAN-OF-THE-WOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does old-man-of-the-woods mean? 

• OLD-MAN-OF-THE-WOODS (noun)
  The noun OLD-MAN-OF-THE-WOODS has 1 sense:

1. edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America

  Familiarity information: OLD-MAN-OF-THE-WOODS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD-MAN-OF-THE-WOODS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

old-man-of-the-woods; Strobilomyces floccopus

Hypernyms ("old-man-of-the-woods" is a kind of...):

bolete (any fungus of the family Boletaceae)

Holonyms ("old-man-of-the-woods" is a member of...):

genus Strobilomyces; Strobilomyces (fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap)