BRAIN MUSHROOM

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Meaning:

A poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown

Synonyms:

beefsteak morel; brain mushroom; Gyromitra esculenta

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("brain mushroom" is a kind of...):

gyromitra (any fungus of the genus Gyromitra)

Holonyms ("brain mushroom" is a member of...):

genus Gyromitra (a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown)

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