CANTHARELLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cantharellus mean? 

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

1. a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANTHARELLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cantharellus; genus Cantharellus

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Cantharellus"):

Cantharellus cibarius; chantarelle; chanterelle (widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma)

Cantharellus floccosus; floccose chanterelle (a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet)

Cantharellus clavatus; pig's ears (an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound)

Cantharellus cinnabarinus; cinnabar chanterelle (mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body)

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

Agaricaceae; family Agaricaceae (large family including many familiar mushrooms)