GYMNOPILUS VENTRICOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gymnopilus ventricosus mean? 

• GYMNOPILUS VENTRICOSUS (noun)
  The noun GYMNOPILUS VENTRICOSUS has 1 sense:

1. a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk

  Familiarity information: GYMNOPILUS VENTRICOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYMNOPILUS VENTRICOSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Gymnopilus ventricosus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Gymnopilus ventricosus" is a member of...):

genus Gymnopilus; Gymnopilus (a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit)