Hygrophorus


Definition: Meaning of, Hygrophorus in English to English dictionary.

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  1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
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Hygrophorus used in phrases

  • Hygrophorus borealis (noun)
    1. a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
  • Hygrophorus caeruleus (noun)
    1. a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream colour with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
  • Hygrophorus inocybiformis (noun)
    1. a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and grey-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy grey-white gills
  • Hygrophorus kauffmanii (noun)
    1. a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown and the stalk is grey
  • Hygrophorus marzuolus (noun)
    1. a grey fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
  • Hygrophorus purpurascens (noun)
    1. a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
  • Hygrophorus russula (noun)
    1. an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
  • Hygrophorus sordidus (noun)
    1. an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and white gills
  • Hygrophorus tennesseensis (noun)
    1. a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odour of raw potatoes
  • Hygrophorus turundus (noun)
    1. a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
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