gill fungus

American

[gil] / gɪl /

noun

an agaricaceous fungus; mushroom.

gill fungus British

/ ɡɪl /

noun

any fungus of the basidiomycetous family Agaricaceae, in which the spores are produced on gills underneath a cap See also agaric

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Etymology

Origin of gill fungus

First recorded in 1925–30

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