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Definition of Genus cantharellus
1. Noun. A well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Agaricaceae, Family Agaricaceae
Member holonyms: Cantharellus Cibarius, Chantarelle, Chanterelle, Cantharellus Floccosus, Floccose Chanterelle, Cantharellus Clavatus, Pig's Ears, Cantharellus Cinnabarinus, Cinnabar Chanterelle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cantharellus
Literary usage of Genus cantharellus
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)
"... genus cantharellus The members of the genus Cantharellus differ from all other
gill-bearing fungi in that the gills are in the form of shallow folds ..."
2. The Canadian Record of Science by Natural History Society of Montreal (1903)
"The next genus Cantharellus differs from the other agarics in having blunt gills,
... We find three others of this genus; Cantharellus floccosus, ..."
3. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"It is considered an excellent edible species and occurs abundantly in the fall.
CANTHARELLUS In the genus Cantharellus the cap is fleshy or ..."
4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1856)
"This is a very curious species, approaching the genus Cantharellus. I regret that
I have not sufficient materials to say more about it. 538. ..."
5. Report of the Marlborough College Natural History Society (founded April 9th by Marlborough College Natural History Society (1875)
"This character is however by no means constant, and it must be confessed that
Craterellus runs gradually into the genus cantharellus (which belongs to the ..."
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