waxycap
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1. any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | agaric, |
| definition | : | a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus borealis, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus caeruleus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus inocybiformis, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and grey-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy grey-white gills (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus kauffmanii, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown and the stalk is grey (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus marzuolus, |
| definition | : | a grey fungus frequently found near melting snow banks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus purpurascens, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus russula, |
| definition | : | an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus sordidus, |
| definition | : | an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and white gills (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus tennesseensis, |
| definition | : | a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrophorus turundus, |
| definition | : | a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hygrotrama foetens, |
| definition | : | a small grey-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | neohygrophorus angelesianus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family hygrophoraceae, hygrophoraceae, |
| definition | : | a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance (noun.plant) |
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