blewit

or blu·ette, blew·its, blew·itt

[ bloo-it ]
/ ˈblu ɪt /

noun

an edible pale-bluish mushroom, Tricholoma personatum.

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Also called blue-leg.

Origin of blewit

1820–30; probably blue + -et

Words nearby blewit

bletting, bleu cheese, bleu-de-roi, Bleuler, blew, blewit, blewits, Blida, Bligh, blight, blighter
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