St. George's mushroom

noun

An edible mushroom found in Europe, Calocybe gambosa.

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Meanings

nounSt. George's mushroom (plural St. George's mushrooms)

plural St. George's mushrooms

  1. An edible mushroom found in Europe, Calocybe gambosa.

Origin

After St. George's Day (April 23), which is around when it usually fruits in the UK.

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Translations

Catalan moixernó, moixeró
  • moixernóa species of mushroom
  • moixeróa species of mushroom
Chinese Mandarin 口蘑
  • 口蘑 (kǒumó)a species of mushroom
Dutch voorjaarspronkridder
  • voorjaarspronkriddera species of mushroom
French mousseron, tricholome de la Saint-Georges
  • mousserona species of mushroom
  • tricholome de la Saint-Georgesa species of mushroom
German Maipilz
  • Maipilza species of mushroom
Italian prugnolo, marzolino
  • prugnoloa species of mushroom
  • marzolinoa species of mushroom
Spanish perro chico
  • perro chicoa species of mushroom
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Chicago

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