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blewit

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Etymology

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Probably irregular from blue.[1][2]

Noun

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blewit (plural blewits)

  1. Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe (sometimes Lepista or Tricholoma)
    1. The wood blewit (Clitocybe nuda)
    2. The field blewit or blue-leg (Clitocybe saeva)

References

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  1. ^ “blewit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “blewit”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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