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beefsteak mushroom

beefsteak mushroom noun: any member of the species Fistulina hepatica of edible mushrooms.

beefsteak mushroom: any member of the species Fistulina hepatica of edible mushrooms
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Noun

beefsteak mushroom (plural beefsteak mushrooms)

  1. Any member of the species Fistulina hepatica of edible mushrooms.
  2. Any member of the species Gyromitra esculenta of potentially fatally poisonous mushrooms that are a delicacy.
    Synonyms:
    beefsteak morel, brain mushroom, brain fungus, turban mushroom, turban fungus, elephant ears, elephant ears mushroom, elephant ears fungus

Synonyms of beefsteak mushroom

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  • Fistulina hepatica

Forms of beefsteak mushroom

pluralbeefsteak mushrooms

Origin of beefsteak mushroom

From beefsteak + mushroom. From being a fungus that looks like a steak of beef.

Questions about beefsteak mushroom

What does beefsteak mushroom mean?
Beefsteak mushroom means any member of the species Fistulina hepatica of edible mushrooms.
What part of speech is beefsteak mushroom?
Beefsteak mushroom is a noun.
What is the plural of beefsteak mushroom?
The plural of beefsteak mushroom is beefsteak mushrooms.

Words near beefsteak mushroom in the dictionary

  1. beefsteak
  2. beefsteak begonia
  3. beefsteak begonias
  4. beefsteak club
  5. beefsteak clubs
  6. beefsteak mushroom
  7. beefsteak mushrooms
  8. beefsteak Nazi
  9. beefsteak Nazis
  10. beefsteak tomato
  11. beefsteak tomatoes

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