green mushroom pimple
- noun
- Specialized
:
pimienta de hongo verde
- The green mushroom pimple can often be seen covering the caps of wild mushrooms in damp forests.
Examples
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The presence of green mushroom pimple makes certain mushrooms unfit for human consumption.
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Mycology students studied how the green mushroom pimple affects different species of edible fungi.
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Look at that green mushroom pimple!
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I found a green mushroom pimple in my garden.
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The green mushroom pimple often covers mushrooms found in the woods, indicating they are infected.
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If you see a green mushroom pimple on a mushroom, it's best to avoid eating it.
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Many foragers are cautious of the green mushroom pimple because it can spoil edible fungi.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a transparent descriptive compound: 'green' (color) + 'mushroom' (the host) + 'pimple' (a small raised spot), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer it denotes a small green, pimple-like growth on a mushroom caused by a fungus. This follows ordinary adjectival and noun-compound composition patterns that are cross-linguistically common, making the meaning immediately comprehensible from the parts.
Etymology
Green mushroom pimple names a fungus that makes a mushroom cap look as if a small green pimple has grown on it. So, the picture of a green bump explains why the term means a green 'mold' that 'infects' and makes mushrooms 'unfit to eat'.
