parasol mushroom

noun

1. a common edible field mushroom, Macrolepiota ( Lepiota ) procera, having a light-brown, scaly cap.

parasol mushroom

noun

1. any of several fungi of the basidiomycetous genus Lepiota, having an umbrella-shaped cap, white gills, and a slender brownish stem with a prominent white ring

Example Sentences

Death cap mushrooms, among the most poisonous in the world, closely resemble Poland’s edible parasol mushrooms.

From Seattle Times

Death cap mushrooms, among the most poisonous in the world, closely resemble Poland’s popular, edible parasol mushroom.

From Seattle Times

My sister got ill after consuming a parasol mushroom, which I ate without any problems.

From New York Times

Most fond of the parasol mushroom, he relies on a wealth of experience to fill sacks full of black trumpets, gypsies, brittle-gills and other species he is fond of.

From Wall Street Journal

The fungus forms just below the surface of the soil, finally bursting the volva, sending up a parasol mushroom.

From Project Gutenberg