Meanings
nounwebcap (plural webcaps)
plural webcaps
- biologyA mushroom of the agaric genus Cortinarius, many of which are highly poisonous.
Synonyms: cortinar, Cortinarius
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mushroom of the agaric genus Cortinarius, many of which are highly poisonous.
Similar
cortinarCortinarius
Origin
Translations
Catalan cortinari
- cortinarimushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Chinese Mandarin 絲膜菌 /丝膜菌
- 絲膜菌 /丝膜菌 (sīmójūn)mushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Dutch gordijnzwam
- gordijnzwammushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Finnish seitikki
- seitikkimushroom of the genus Cortinarius
French cortinaire
- cortinairemushroom of the genus Cortinarius
German Schleierling
- Schleierlingmushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Russian паути́нник
- паути́нник (pautínnik)mushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Swedish spindling
- spindlingmushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Welsh cap gweog
- cap gweogmushroom of the genus Cortinarius
Cite this entry
APA
webcap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webcap
MLA
“webcap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webcap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “webcap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webcap.
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