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Definition of Gyromitra esculenta

1. Noun. A poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown.

Medical Definition of Gyromitra esculenta

1. A species of mushroom that may produce a monomethylhydrazine toxin which causes nausea, diarrhoea, and other symptoms; in severe cases death may occur. Synonym: Helvella esculenta. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyromitra Esculenta

Literary usage of Gyromitra esculenta

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)
"The largest spore-sac fungi belong in this genus. Gyromitra esculenta (Edible) Cap—Bay red, round, lobed, irregular, ..."

2. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Textbook of Mycology by George Massee (1895)
"... remarkable for its great size, as also for its very small spores. Gyromitra esculenta. Fries, Summa Veg. Scand., p. 346 ; Phil., Disc. Brit., p. 8, pl. ..."

3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1917)
"Poisoning often results fatally and there is a record for the last ten years in Germany of fifty cases with ten deaths from eating the Gyromitra esculenta. ..."

4. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"Gyromitra esculenta was found in cutover sites, especially where the ground had been ploughed. Most species of edible mushrooms were found in spruce swamps ..."

5. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1899)
"As it is reported from Massachusetts, New York, and Ontario, it may yet be found in Vermont. GYROMITRA. 4. Gyromitra esculenta Pers. ..."

6. The State of Missouri: An Autobiography by Walter Williams (1904)
"In addition, the giant gyromitra (Gyromitra esculenta), several species of Lactarius, etc., are not uncommon. Decaying elm and willow logs of the low woods ..."

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