Armillaria

noun

genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot

• Syn: ↑genus Armillaria

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tricholomataceae, ↑family Tricholomataceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑shoestring fungus, ↑Armillaria caligata, ↑booted armillaria

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\\ˌärməˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin armilla + New Latin -aria; from the ring-shaped veil

: a genus of edible agarics having white spores, an annulus, decurrent gills, and blue juice — see honey mushroom, shoestring fungus

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armillaria /är-mi-lāˈri-ə/

noun

Any fungus of the genus Armillaria, esp the honey fungus (qv), also known as shoestring fungus or bootlace fungus