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Agaricus campestris

Agaricus campestris

6.8
An edible mushroom that grows in grassy fields and is often grown for food
  • noun
  • /əˈɡɛrɪkəs kæmˈpɛstrɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Agaricus campestris
  • Many people enjoy foraging for Agaricus campestris in grassy fields during the fall.

Examples

  • Agaricus campestris is a common edible mushroom used in many salads and pasta dishes.

  • When cooked properly, Agaricus campestris has a delicious, savory flavor that enhances various meals.

  • Khombi, dhingri, and guhchi are better known to us as morels, chanterelles, and Agaricus campestris, the common field mushroom from which supermarket mushrooms were derived.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

field mushroom
vsAgaricus campestris
2.1

A common white mushroom that grows in fields and people eat

is the general name used without stressing that cap detail
meadow mushroom
vsAgaricus campestris
3.5

An edible mushroom that grows in grassy places

is the everyday name rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

Agaricus campestris singular
Agaricus campestrises plural

Morphology

Agaricus + campestris

This is a Latin scientific name (taxonomic binomial) rather than an ordinary English phrase; the second element 'campestris' is a Latin adjective (not a common English word) and is not listed in the provided dictionary entry. An average B1 learner who knows the English word 'mushroom' but not Latin roots would not be able to derive 'field mushroom' from 'Agaricus campestris'; only learners familiar with Latin/Romance roots or biological nomenclature could infer the meaning.

Etymology

Agaricus campestris comes from old Latin words: Agaricus was a word for 'mushroom' and campestris means 'of the fields'. So the name literally means 'field mushroom', which explains why it refers to the common edible mushroom that grows in grass and fields.