parasol mushroom

noun

1. a common edible field mushroom, Macrolepiota (Lepiota ) procera, having a light-brown, scaly cap.

parasol mushroom

noun

1. any of several fungi of the basidiomycetous genus Lepiota, having an umbrella-shaped cap, white gills, and a slender brownish stem with a prominent white ring

Example Sentences

Her spring trip goes heavy on wild greens, with a good dose of truffle hunting, while the fall is a bonanza of shaggy parasol mushrooms and mountain villages.

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Death cap mushrooms, among the most poisonous in the world, closely resemble Poland’s edible parasol mushrooms.

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Death cap mushrooms, among the most poisonous in the world, closely resemble Poland’s popular, edible parasol mushroom.

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My sister got ill after consuming a parasol mushroom, which I ate without any problems.

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Most fond of the parasol mushroom, he relies on a wealth of experience to fill sacks full of black trumpets, gypsies, brittle-gills and other species he is fond of.

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