English Explanatory Dictionary

beefsteak mushroom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fistulina hepatica (an edible fungus).
  2. Gyromitra esculenta (a potentially fatally poisonous fungus that is a delicacy).

Word forms

beefsteak mushroom beefsteak mushrooms

Etymology

From beefsteak + mushroom. From being a fungus that looks like a steak of beef.

Synonyms

beefsteak beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica beefsteak morel brain mushroom brain fungus turban mushroom turban fungus elephant ears elephant ears mushroom elephant ears fungus
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