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Noun: winter mushroom
  1. An edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
    - Flammulina velutipes

Derived forms: winter mushrooms

Type of: agaric

Part of: Flammulina, genus Flammulina

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