honey mushroom

American  

noun

1. the edible mushroom of the oak-root fungus, Armillariella mellea.

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Etymology

Origin of honey mushroom

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Other edible mushrooms in California that are far more recognizable — and don’t have dangerous lookalikes — include the chicken of the woods, oyster mushroom and honey mushroom, Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times

By sequencing the genomes of 15 evenly distributed samples, the researchers could also see how the honey mushroom’s genome changed over time.

From Science Magazine