JACK-O-LANTERN
Dictionary entry overview: What does jack-o-lantern mean? • JACK-O-LANTERN (noun)
The noun JACK-O-LANTERN has 1 sense:
1. a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
Familiarity information: JACK-O-LANTERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JACK-O-LANTERN (noun)
Meaning:
A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
jack-a-lantern; jack-o-lantern; jack-o-lantern fungus; Omphalotus illudens
Hypernyms ("jack-o-lantern" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("jack-o-lantern" is a member of...):
genus Omphalotus; Omphalotus (a genus of mushrooms with a depressed disc in the cap)
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