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Pluteus magnus

Pluteus magnus

9.9
A mushroom with black wrinkled caps that grows on piles of hard wood sawdust and is edible
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Some foragers seek out Pluteus magnus because of its edible qualities and distinctive wrinkled cap.

Examples

  • After the rain, several Pluteus magnus appeared on the pile of old sawdust in the garden.

  • The field guide included photographs and descriptions to help identify Pluteus magnus in the wild.

  • Look at this beautiful Pluteus magnus!

  • I found a Pluteus magnus in the forest yesterday.

  • After the rain, several Pluteus magnus appeared on the pile of old sawdust in the garden.

  • Some foragers seek out Pluteus magnus because of its edible qualities and distinctive wrinkled cap.

  • The field guide included photographs and descriptions to help identify Pluteus magnus in the wild.

Synonyms

sawdust mushroom
vsPluteus magnus
  • Specialized
9.8

A black mushroom with wrinkled caps that grows in piles of sawdust

is the formal species name for the same mushroom

Surface Forms

Pluteus magnus singular
Pluteus magnuses plural

Morphology

Pluteus + magnus

This is a taxonomic binomial combining a genus name with an adjectival species epithet; if a learner knows 'Pluteus' (a genus of fungi) and 'magnus' (Latin ‚large/great'), they can infer it denotes a large Pluteus mushroom. Although 'magnus' is a Latin form and not listed in the provided dictionary entry, the composition is literal and predictable, so the meaning is derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Pluteus magnus comes from two Latin words: Pluteus meaning 'shield' and magnus meaning 'large'. This name gives a clear picture — a big, shield-like cap sitting on a pile of sawdust, so it fits a large edible mushroom with a dark, wrinkled cap that often grows on wood waste.