Pholiota

noun

Phol·​i·​o·​ta

ˌfälēˈōtə

: a genus of brown-spored agarics of Europe and North America having an annulus and growing on open ground or decaying wood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pholis scale of a reptile + ōt-, ous ear

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