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burnt knight

burnt knight noun: the mushroom Tricholoma ustale.

Noun

burnt knight (plural burnt knights)

  1. The mushroom Tricholoma ustale
    • ... Burnt Knight Tricholoma ustale (Fr.) P. Kumm. (illustrated 60 % life size) Cap 4-8cm across , convex at first then expanded; chestnut-brown, paler at the margin, blackening with age; viscid in wet weather.2013 September 12, Roger Phillips, Mushrooms, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 111
    • ... Burnt knight T. ustale, widespread and locally common, inedible (possibly poisonous), in late summer and autumn on soil in broadleaf woodland, ectomycorrhizal on beech and other hardwoods. Ustale is Latin for 'roasted' or[…]2020 January 6, Dr. Peter Jarvis, The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles: Descriptions of all Species with a Common Name, Pelagic Publishing Ltd, →ISBN

Forms of burnt knight

pluralburnt knights

Questions about burnt knight

What does burnt knight mean?
Burnt knight means the mushroom Tricholoma ustale.
What part of speech is burnt knight?
Burnt knight is a noun.
What is the plural of burnt knight?
The plural of burnt knight is burnt knights.

Words near burnt knight in the dictionary

  1. burnt ears
  2. burnt ends
  3. Burnt Hills
  4. burnt in
  5. Burnt Islands
  6. burnt knight
  7. burnt knights
  8. burnt lime
  9. Burnt Oak
  10. burnt off
  11. burnt offering

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