Gymnopilus

Thesaurus

Noun

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Gymnopilus - a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit genus Gymnopilus fungus genus - includes lichen genera Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Gymnopilus spectabilis - a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin Gymnopilus validipes - a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk Gymnopilus ventricosus - a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk