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aldercap

aldercap noun: any of various fungi of the cosmopolitan genus Naucoria, family Hymenogastraceae.

Noun

aldercap (plural aldercaps)

  1. Any of various fungi of the cosmopolitan genus Naucoria, family Hymenogastraceae.

Forms of aldercap

pluralaldercaps

Origin of aldercap

From alder + cap.

Questions about aldercap

What does aldercap mean?
Aldercap means any of various fungi of the cosmopolitan genus Naucoria, family Hymenogastraceae.
What part of speech is aldercap?
Aldercap is a noun.
What is the plural of aldercap?
The plural of aldercap is aldercaps.

Words near aldercap in the dictionary

  1. alder-liefest
  2. Alder.
  3. Alderamin
  4. alderbest
  5. Alderbury
  6. aldercap
  7. aldercaps
  8. Aldercar
  9. Aldercar and Langley Mill
  10. Alderdice
  11. Alderete

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