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King Alfred's cake

King Alfred's cake noun: a fungus of species Daldinia concentrica.

Noun

King Alfred's cake (uncountable)

  1. A fungus of species Daldinia concentrica.
    Synonyms:
    cramp balls, coal fungus

Synonyms of King Alfred's cake

Origin of King Alfred's cake

From the resemblance of the round, black fungus to the burned cakes in a legend according to which King Alfred, hiding out in a countryside homestead during war, was put in charge of some baking cakes and accidentally let them burn.

Questions about King Alfred's cake

What does King Alfred's cake mean?
King Alfred's cake means a fungus of species Daldinia concentrica.
What part of speech is King Alfred's cake?
King Alfred's cake is a noun.

Words near King Alfred's cake in the dictionary

  1. Kinfauns
  2. kinfirm
  3. kinfolk
  4. kinfolks
  5. king
  6. King Alfred's cake
  7. King and Queen County
  8. King and Queen Court House
  9. King Arthur
  10. king bare
  11. King Billy

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