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ROOF MUSHROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer
Synonyms:
genus Pluteus; Pluteus; roof mushroom
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("roof mushroom" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "roof mushroom"):
Pluteus aurantiorugosus (an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk)
Pluteus magnus; sawdust mushroom (an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled)
deer mushroom; Pluteus cervinus (a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods)
Holonyms ("roof mushroom" is a member of...):
family Pluteaceae; Pluteaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)
