Hygrophorus turundus

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A small orange mushroom with yellow gills that grows in wet moss in bogs

noun

Specialized

: Hygrophorus turundus

The bright orange cap of Hygrophorus turundus makes it easy to identify for mushroom hunters.

Examples

Hygrophorus turundus can often be found growing among sphagnum moss in wet bogs.
Mycology students observed Hygrophorus turundus during their field trip to the peat bog.
Look at that Hygrophorus turundus!
I found a Hygrophorus turundus in the bog yesterday.
Hygrophorus turundus can often be found growing among sphagnum moss in wet bogs.
Mycology students observed Hygrophorus turundus during their field trip to the peat bog.
The bright orange cap of Hygrophorus turundus makes it easy to identify for mushroom hunters.

Surface Forms

Hygrophorus turundus singular

Hygrophorus turunduses plural

Morphology

Hygrophorus + turundus

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) name: knowing 'Hygrophorus' tells a learner it is a fungus genus, but the species epithet 'turundus' is not an English word and carries no transparent descriptive meaning for a B1 learner. The specific descriptive sense ('a small mushroom with an orange cap and yellow gills') cannot be derived from the constituents, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Hygrophorus turundus may come from old words where hygro- means 'wet' and -phorus means 'to carry', while turundus may point to its small, rounded shape. So the name gives a picture of a little mushroom that likes wet moss in bogs, which helps you remember it is a small orange mushroom found in wet bogs.