velvet shank

noun

1. a bright yellow edible basidiomycetous fungus, Flammulina velutipes, common on trunks, stumps, or branches of broad-leaved trees in winter

Example Sentences

Here I use wild mushrooms because, defying winter, there are a few varieties that continue to grow during this season and they are so tasty: oyster, wood ears and velvet shank.

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The skeletal remains of hogweed or a velvet shank fungus erupting from the base of a tree can be given a magical crystalline crust that elevates your image from the ordinary to the spectacular.

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