Armillaria

noun

Ar·​mil·​lar·​ia

ˌärməˈla(a)rēə

: a genus of edible agarics having white spores, an annulus, decurrent gills, and blue juice see honey mushroom, shoestring fungus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin armilla + New Latin -aria; from the ring-shaped veil

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