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CHANTERELLE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chanterelle mean?

• CHANTERELLE (noun)
The noun CHANTERELLE has 1 sense:

1. widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma

Familiarity information: CHANTERELLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHANTERELLE (noun)

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Meaning:

Widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cantharellus cibarius; chantarelle; chanterelle

Hypernyms ("chanterelle" is a kind of...):

agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)

Holonyms ("chanterelle" is a member of...):

Cantharellus; genus Cantharellus (a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles)

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