beefsteak mushroom
English
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Etymology
[edit]From beefsteak + mushroom. From being a fungus that looks like a steak of beef.
Noun
[edit]beefsteak mushroom (plural beefsteak mushrooms)
- Fistulina hepatica (an edible fungus)
- Gyromitra esculenta (a potentially fatally poisonous fungus that is a delicacy)
Synonyms
[edit]- beefsteak (shortened form), beefsteak fungus
- (Fistulina hepatica): beefsteak polypore, ox tongue, ox tongue fungus, ox tongue mushroom, ox tongue polypore
- (Gyromitra esculenta): beefsteak morel, brain mushroom, brain fungus, turban mushroom, turban fungus, elephant ears, elephant ears mushroom, elephant ears fungus
Hypernyms
[edit]- mushroom, fungus
- (Fistulina hepatica): polypore, bracket fungus
- (Gyromitra esculenta): false morel