scaly pholiota
- noun
- Specialized
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pholiota escamosa
- With its greenish-tinged gills and rough cap, the scaly pholiota is easy to identify.
Examples
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The scaly pholiota is often found growing in clusters on decaying wood in damp forests.
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Scientists collected several specimens of scaly pholiota to study their ecological role.
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The scaly pholiota is commonly found in wooded areas.
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Have you ever seen a scaly pholiota in the wild?
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The scaly pholiota is often found growing in clusters on decaying wood in damp forests.
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With its greenish-tinged gills and rough cap, the scaly pholiota is easy to identify.
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Scientists collected several specimens of scaly pholiota to study their ecological role.
Synonyms
A mushroom with a scaly yellowish cap and stem whose gills turn greenish as it ages
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'scaly' describes a property of the noun 'Pholiota', so the phrase denotes a Pholiota species that is scaly (i.e., has scale-like texture on cap/stalk). The modifier+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can derive the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Scaly pholiota The name scaly pholiota comes from the mushroom's look: scaly means its cap and stalk are covered in small raised 'scales', and pholiota is the name given to mushrooms with those scales. So the name shows a mushroom covered in scales whose gills turn a 'greenish' color as it gets older.
