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jack-a-lantern — noun a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent • Syn: ↑jack o lantern fungus, ↑jack o lantern, ↑Omphalotus illudens • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Omphalotus … Useful english dictionary
jack-o-lantern — noun a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent • Syn: ↑jack o lantern fungus, ↑jack a lantern, ↑Omphalotus illudens • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Omphalotus … Useful english dictionary
jack-o'-lantern — /jak euh lan teuhrn/, n. 1. a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent human eyes, nose, and mouth and in which a candle or other light may be placed, traditionally made for display at Halloween. 2. a commercially made lantern resembling… … Universalium
jack-o'-lantern — jack o lan•tern [[t]ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn[/t]] n. 1) a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent a human face, traditionally displayed at Halloween, often with a candle or other light inside 2) any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or… … From formal English to slang
jack-o'-lantern — noun Date: 1667 1. ignis fatuus 2. a lantern made of a pumpkin cut to look like a human face 3. a large orangish gill fungus (Omphalotus olearius syn. Clitocybe illudens) that is poisonous and luminescent … New Collegiate Dictionary
genus Omphalotus — noun a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap • Syn: ↑Omphalotus • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tricholomataceae, ↑family Tricholomataceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Omphalotus — noun a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap • Syn: ↑genus Omphalotus • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tricholomataceae, ↑family Tricholomataceae • Member Meronym … Useful english dictionary
Omphalotus illudens — noun a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent • Syn: ↑jack o lantern fungus, ↑jack o lantern, ↑jack a lantern • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Omphalotus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Representative poisonous mushrooms — ▪ Table Representative poisonous mushrooms toxin type of poisoning lorchel, or false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) gyromitrin toxicity to people is variable; causes severe liver damage accompanied by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice,… … Universalium
Will-o'-the-wisp — For other uses, see Will o the wisp (disambiguation). Will o the wisp Phenomenon An 1882 oil painting of a will o the wisp by Arnold Böcklin See also … Wikipedia
