Lepiota americana
- noun
- Specialized
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Lepiota americana
- The Lepiota americana can be recognized by its distinctive pale cap and swollen stalk base.
Examples
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Researchers found several Lepiota americana specimens in the wooded area behind the laboratory.
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It is advised not to eat mushrooms that resemble Lepiota americana without expert identification.
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The Lepiota americana can be found in wooded areas.
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Many foragers seek the Lepiota americana during the fall.
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It is advised not to eat mushrooms that resemble Lepiota americana without expert identification.
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The Lepiota americana can be recognized by its distinctive pale cap and swollen stalk base.
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Researchers found several Lepiota americana specimens in the wooded area behind the laboratory.
Synonyms
A mushroom with a pale cap like an umbrella and a stalk swollen near the base
A white mushroom that grows in clusters and has a club-shaped base
Surface Forms
Morphology
lepiota + americana
This is a scientific binomial combining the genus name 'Lepiota' (a fungus/mushroom) with the epithet 'americana' (indicating American origin). A learner who knows these constituent meanings can compositionaly infer it denotes an American species of Lepiota, so the expression is transparently built from its parts.
Etymology
Lepiota americana is the scientific name for a mushroom and comes from two parts: Lepiota comes from an old Greek word meaning 'scale', because the cap has small scales, and americana means 'from America'. That's why the name points to a pale, scaly mushroom with a stem that is swollen at the base.
