English Explanatory Dictionary

witch's hat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
  2. A traffic cone.
  3. Alternative form of witch hat.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, hat.

Pronunciation

en-au-witch's hat.ogg

Word forms

witch's hat witches' hats

Etymology

From their conical shape, resembling the hats that witches are popularly believed to have worn.

Synonyms

conical wax cap conical slimy cap

Translations

Catalan: pixaconill Dutch: zwartwordende wasplaat German: Kegeliger Saftling Polish: wilgotnica czerniejąca
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