deer mushroom

Definitions of deer mushroom
  1. noun
    a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
    synonyms: Pluteus cervinus
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    type of:
    agaric
    a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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