white rot
A disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.
A fungal decay of wood that consumes the darker-colored lignins, leaving the lighter-colored cellulose.
Any of several plants, including marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) and butterwort (Pinguicula spp.), once believed to produce rot in sheep.
Allium white rot, a disease of onions, garlic, and leeks, caused by fungi of species Sclerotium cepivorum.

xylaria
plural of xylarium

agaric
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).

agarick
Obsolete form of agaric.

agaricks
plural of agarick

agarics
plural of agaric

amanita
Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous.

amanitas
plural of amanita

amethyst deceiver
Laccaria amethystina, a small brightly-coloured edible mushroom.

armillaria
Any of the genus Armillaria of parasitic fungi; a honey fungus.

armillarias
plural of armillaria

ashen knight
The mushroom Tricholoma virgatum.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ashen, knight.

black magic
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
A technology, process, etc., that is mysterious, esoteric; anything which appears to be almost magic to those who do not understand it.

black tooth
Tooth fungus (Phellodon niger).

blewit
Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe (sometimes Lepista or Tricholoma)
Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe (sometimes Lepista or Tricholoma)

blewits
A type of edible mushroom.

blusher
One who blushes.
Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.

blushers
plural of blusher

blushing bride
A bride.

burnt knight
The mushroom Tricholoma ustale

campanella
A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.

campanellae
plural of campanella

campanellas
plural of campanella

club foot
Alternative spelling of clubfoot.

clustered toughshank
A type of mushroom, Collybiopsis confluens, that grows in dense clusters with upright stems.

coalman
Someone who delivers coal.
Someone who sells coal.
A coal miner (as distinguished from other type of miners).

coalmen
plural of coalman

cortina
A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.

cruciger
Bearing a cross, in the manner of a globus cruciger; crucigerous.

cyathi
plural of cyathus

cyathia
plural of cyathium

cyathus
An ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
A ladle, especially (historical) a small one used for serving wine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Synonym of kyathos (“an ancient ladle and serving beaker”).

cyathuses
plural of cyathus

cyphella
A break in the lower cortex of a lichen thallus which appears as a cup-like structure or marking.

cyphellae
plural of cyphella

death cap
The deadly poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides.

deceiver
A person who lies or deceives.
Another name for Satan.

deceivers
plural of deceiver

deceiving knight
The mushroom Tricholoma sejunctum.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deceiving, knight.

destroying angel
Any of a group of four deadly toxic mushrooms in the Amanita genus: Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa.
In the Hebrew Bible, an entity sent out by God on several occasions to punish opponents.

fairy ring champignon
An edible mushroom of species Marasmius oreades.

field mushroom
A commonly eaten mushroom, Agaricus campestris.

fly agaric
A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

fool's mushroom
Synonym of spring destroying angel.

fried chicken mushroom
Lyophyllum decastes, a widespread edible mushroom.

goblet
A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.

goblets
plural of goblet

goblette
Obsolete form of goblet.

goblettes
plural of goblette

grey knight
In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
Any of species Tricholoma terreum of grey-capped mushrooms native to coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America/

grisette
A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family.
A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales.

grisettes
plural of grisette

gristmiller
The miller who operates a gristmill.

gristmillers
plural of gristmiller.

grizette
Archaic form of grisette (“type of woman”).

grizettes
plural of grizette

gypsy mushroom
Cortinarius caperatus, a highly esteemed edible mushroom related to webcaps.

honey fungus
A parasitic mushroom of the genus Armillaria that lives on trees and shrubs.

honey mushroom
The honey fungus.

honey mushrooms
plural of honey mushroom

horse mushroom
Agaricus arvensis (species of fungi in the family Agaricaceae).

hydnellum
Any of the genus Hydnellum of tooth fungi.

hypogaea
plural of hypogaeum

inkcap
A fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis.

inkcaps
plural of inkcap

inky caps
plural of inky cap

jack o'lantern
Alternative form of jack-o'-lantern.

lawyer's wig
A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

liberty cap
A brimless felt cap, such as the Phrygian cap or pileus, emblematic of a slave's manumission in the ancient world.
A magic mushroom, a mushroom of the genus Psilocybe, especially Psilocybe semilanceata.

magic mushroom
Any mushroomlike fungus that has psychedelic effects.

magpie inkcap
A fungus of species Coprinopsis picacea, common in Europe and Australia.

matsutake
A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.

matsutakes
plural of matsutake

meadow mushroom
A commonly eaten mushroom, Agaricus campestris.

miller
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.
A milling machine.
Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
A rat.

millers
plural of miller

mushroom
Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.
One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
Ellipsis of mushroom cloud.

mushroomed
simple past and past participle of mushroom

mushrooming
The act of gathering mushrooms.
Rapid or explosive growth.
The formation of a mushroom-like shape.

mushroomings
plural of mushrooming

mushrooms
plural of mushroom

mushroon
Obsolete form of mushroom.

mushroons
plural of mushroon

nia
Only, merely, that's all; used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small or undemanding.

oyster mushroom
The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.
Any of several mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus cultivated for food.

oyster mushrooms
plural of oyster mushroom

oysterlings
plural of oysterling

panther cap
The highly poisonous agaric Amanita pantherina.