English Explanatory Dictionary

grey knight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
  2. Any of species Tricholoma terreum of grey-capped mushrooms native to coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America/

Word forms

grey knight grey knights gray knight

Etymology

Mushrooms of genus Tricholoma are called knights, those of species T. terreum have grey caps.

Synonyms

dirty tricholoma
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