chanterelle (redirected from chanterelles)

chan·te·relle  (shnt-rl, shän-)

n.

1. An edible mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) that is yellow to orange in color, trumpet-shaped, and sometimes fragrant.

2. Any of various similar or related mushrooms of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus, and Gomphus, several of which are inedible or poisonous.

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[French, from New Latin cantharella, feminine diminutive of Latin cantharus, cup (from its shape), from Greek kantharos.]

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chanterelle [ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae

[from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chanterelle - widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma Cantharellus cibarius, chantarelle agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside Cantharellus, genus Cantharellus - a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles

Translations

chanterelle

n → Pfifferling m