blewit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe (sometimes Lepista or Tricholoma)
  2. The wood blewit (Clitocybe nuda)
  3. The field blewit or blue-leg (Clitocybe saeva)

Pronunciation

/ˈbluːɪt/

Word forms

blewit blewits

Etymology

Probably an irregular variant of blue or of bluet.

Related words

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