SINCE 1828
lepiota
noun
lep·i·o·ta
| \ ˌlepēˈōtə\
Definition of lepiota
1
capitalized
: a genus of white-spored agarics having a prominent annulus and a flat expanded pileus and including several edible mushrooms (as L. procera) and others (as L. morgani) regarded as poisonous
2
plural -s
: any fungus of the genus Lepiota
— called also parasol mushroom
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