mycophile

English

Etymology

From myco- +‎ -phile.

Noun

mycophile (plural mycophiles)

1. A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.

   Synonyms: fungiphile; fungophile (nonstandard)

   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 233:

     Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference.

Related terms

• mycophilia
• mycophilic