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gyromitra

noun

any fungus of the genus Gyromitra

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus

• Hyponyms:

↑Gyromitra californica, ↑California false morel, ↑Gyromitra sphaerospora, ↑round-spored gyromitra, ↑Gyromitra esculenta, ↑brain mushroom, ↑beefsteak morel, ↑Gyromitra infula, ↑saddled-shaped false morel, ↑Gyromitra gigas

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\\ˌjīrōˈmī.trə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from gyr- + mitra

: a genus of fungi (family Helvellaceae) forming large stipitate ascomata with folded ascus-bearing caps and including a form (G. esculenta) that produces edible fruiting bodies which may be poisonous if eaten raw

Useful english dictionary. 2012.