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Definition of Cantharellus floccosus
1. Noun. A mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet.
Exact synonyms: Floccose Chanterelle
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Cantharellus, Genus Cantharellus
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Cantharellus, Genus Cantharellus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantharellus Floccosus
Literary usage of Cantharellus floccosus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"Cantharellus floccosus (Edible) (SEE PLATE FACING PAGE 136) Cap or Pileus—Funnel
form or trumpet shaped, depressed even into the stem. ..."
2. The Canadian Record of Science by Natural History Society of Montreal (1903)
"We find three others of this genus; Cantharellus floccosus, of which I have a
photograph. It is large and coarse and hardly fit. for food. ..."