straw mushroom

Other forms: straw mushrooms

Definitions of straw mushroom
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Chinese mushroom, Volvariella volvacea
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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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