Hygrophorus tennesseensis

9.9

A brown sticky mushroom with white edges and gills that smells like raw potato

noun

Specialized

: Hygrophorus tennesseensis

The field guide described Hygrophorus tennesseensis as having a sticky brown cap and a distinctive potato-like odor.

Examples

While hiking, she spotted several specimens of Hygrophorus tennesseensis growing near the riverbank.
Mycologists were excited to discover Hygrophorus tennesseensis in a region where it had not been previously recorded.
Look at that Hygrophorus tennesseensis!
I found a Hygrophorus tennesseensis in the forest yesterday.
The field guide described Hygrophorus tennesseensis as having a sticky brown cap and a distinctive potato-like odor.
While hiking, she spotted several specimens of Hygrophorus tennesseensis growing near the riverbank.
Mycologists were excited to discover Hygrophorus tennesseensis in a region where it had not been previously recorded.

Surface Forms

Hygrophorus tennesseensis singular

Hygrophorus tennesseensis plural

Morphology

Hygrophorus + tennesseensis

The binomial combines the genus Hygrophorus (a type of fungus) with the Latinized epithet 'tennesseensis', which likely signals geographic origin (from Tennessee) but is not an English lexical item. A B1 learner who recognizes the genus could infer it names a kind of fungus, but without knowledge of taxonomic/Latin naming conventions the specific species sense is not fully predictable, so partial transparency applies.

Etymology

Hygrophorus tennesseensis uses name parts that paint a simple picture of the mushroom. Hygrophorus comes from old words meaning 'wet' and 'to carry', showing a fungus that likes damp places and has a sticky cap that holds water, and tennesseensis means 'from Tennessee', the place it was first found.