auriscalpium

See also: Auriscalpium

English

Auriscalpium vulgare

Wikispecies

Etymology

The word is compounded of the Latin auris (“ear”) and scalpo (“I scratch”).

Noun

auriscalpium (plural auriscalpiums or auriscalpia)

1. Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
2. earpick

References

• 1728, Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]