Collybia

noun

Col·​lyb·​ia

kəˈlibēə

: a genus of white-spored agarics (family Agaricaceae) lacking both volva and ring, having the thin fleshy cap incurved when young, and including some forms that are on tree roots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kollybos small coin + New Latin -ia

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