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charbonnier

charbonnier noun: a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.

charbonnier: a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum
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Noun

charbonnier (plural charbonniers)

  1. A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.
    • The charbonnier, also known as the sooty head mushroom, is unknown to many mushroom pickers.2013, Pelle Holmberg, Hans Marklund, “The charbonnier”, in The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms, New York: Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    sooty head, sooty head mushroom

Synonyms of charbonnier

  • sooty head
  • sooty head mushroom

Forms of charbonnier

pluralcharbonniers

Origin of charbonnier

Borrowed from French charbonnier.

Questions about charbonnier

What does charbonnier mean?
Charbonnier means a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.
What part of speech is charbonnier?
Charbonnier is a noun.
What is the plural of charbonnier?
The plural of charbonnier is charbonniers.

Words near charbonnier in the dictionary

  1. charbon
  2. Charboneau
  3. Charboneaus
  4. Charbonnet
  5. Charbonnets
  6. charbonnier
  7. charbonniers
  8. charbonous
  9. charbons
  10. charboy
  11. charboys

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