chan·te·relle (sh n t -r l , 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. [French, from New Latin cantharella, feminine diminutive of Latin cantharus, cup (from its shape), from Greek kantharos.] |
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]
chanterelle - A violin string.
See also related terms for violin.
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| Noun | 1. |  chanterelle - widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aromaagaric - 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
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