Stropharia

noun

Stro·​pha·​ria

strəˈfa(a)rēə

: a genus of brown spored gill fungi (family Agaricaceae) closely related to Agaricus but having gills and stipe united

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek strophos + New Latin -aria

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