VOLVARIELLA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Volvariella mean? • VOLVARIELLA (noun)
The noun VOLVARIELLA has 1 sense:
1. an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
Familiarity information: VOLVARIELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VOLVARIELLA (noun)
Meaning:
An important genus of mushrooms in the Orient
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Volvariella; Volvariella
Hypernyms ("Volvariella" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Volvariella"):
Chinese mushroom; straw mushroom; Volvariella volvacea (small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially)
Volvariella bombycina (a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap)
Holonyms ("Volvariella" is a member of...):
family Pluteaceae; Pluteaceae (a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." (English proverb)
"If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself." (Native American proverb, Minquass)
"They whom got shy, died." (Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)
| VOLVARIELLA: related words searches | |
Page delivered in 0.051 seconds
|
