waxcap

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noun

Any agaric mushroom of the family Hygrophoraceae.

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Meanings

nounwaxcap (plural waxcaps)

plural waxcaps · alternative wax-cap

  1. Any agaric mushroom of the family Hygrophoraceae.

Origin

From wax + cap.

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APA

waxcap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxcap

MLA

“waxcap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxcap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waxcap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxcap.

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