honey mushroom

Definitions of honey mushroom
  1. noun
    a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
    synonyms: Armillariella mellea, honey fungus
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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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