cantharellus cibarius

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   widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma

   Synonymschanterellechantarelle

   Broaderagaric

   Part ofCantharellus

Questions about cantharellus cibarius

What does cantharellus cibarius mean?

cantharellus cibarius means "widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma".

What is another word for cantharellus cibarius?

Close synonyms include chanterelle, chantarelle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cantharellus cibarius a common word?

cantharellus cibarius is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.