chanterelles
təˈrɛl, ˌtʃæn- noun
a mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, having a bright yellow-to-orange funnel-shaped cap, a favorite edible species in France.
Origin:
1765–75; < French < Neo-Latin cantharella, equivalent to Latin canthar(us) tankard (< Greek kántharos) + -ella diminutive suffix
1765–75; < French < Neo-Latin cantharella, equivalent to Latin canthar(us) tankard (< Greek kántharos) + -ella diminutive suffix
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| —n | |
| any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae | |
| [C18: from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos] | |
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