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blood cup

blood cup

9.9
A small bright red mushroom with a cup-shaped body that grows in woods
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : copa de sangre
  • The blood cup is easily recognized by its bright red, cup-shaped fruiting body in woodland areas.

Examples

  • The blood cup adds a splash of color to the forest floor during early spring.

  • The blood cup is often found in damp woodlands.

  • Fungi enthusiasts often search for the elusive blood cup after heavy spring rains.

  • Have you ever seen a blood cup mushroom?

  • Fungi enthusiasts often search for the elusive blood cup after heavy spring rains.

  • The blood cup adds a splash of color to the forest floor during early spring.

  • The blood cup is easily recognized by its bright red, cup-shaped fruiting body in woodland areas.

Synonyms

fairy cup
vsblood cup
  • UK
9.9

A small bright red mushroom with a cup-shaped body

is an alternative common name for the same fungus
Peziza coccinea
vsblood cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright red cup-shaped fungus found on woodland ground in spring

is a general description without season or habitat detail
scarlet cup
vsblood cup
9.9

A small bright red mushroom shaped like a cup that appears in early spring

is the simpler European description without pale exterior or tough texture
Sarcoscypha coccinea
vsblood cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small mushroom with bright red, cup-shaped bodies that appear in early spring

is a broad European description not giving exact species identity

Surface Forms

blood cup singular
blood cups plural

Morphology

blood + cup

The noun compound is compositionally transparent: 'blood' evokes a blood-red colour and 'cup' denotes a cup-shaped form, so a learner can infer a blood-red, cup-shaped object. This matches the fungus's salient appearance (a scarlet, cup-shaped ascocarp) and follows a common attributive noun+noun pattern, so a B1 learner knowing the constituents would grasp the basic meaning.

Etymology

Blood cup may come from the fungus's bright red color and its cup shape. The words blood and cup paint a picture of a tiny cup of blood, so the name helps people imagine and remember this mushroom.