clitocybe

noun

cli·​tocy·​be

klīˈtäsə̇ˌbē

capitalized

: a genus of white-spored agarics (family Agaricaceae) with flat or funnel-shaped pileus and elastic stem see jack-o'-lantern

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from clito- (from Greek klitos slope) + Middle Greek kybē head; perhaps akin to Greek kyphos bent, humpbacked

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