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Definition of Lepiota
1. Noun. Any fungus of the genus Lepiota.
Group relationships: Genus Lepiota
Specialized synonyms: Lepiota Morgani, Poisonous Parasol, Lepiota Naucina, Lepiota Rhacodes, American Parasol, Lepiota Americana, Lepiota Rubrotincta, Lepiota Clypeolaria, Lepiota Cepaestipes, Onion Stem
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepiota
Literary usage of Lepiota
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Sacc. Miami Valley, AP Morgan (Fl.) 3. lepiota Fries. lepiota AMERICANA Peck.
Miami Valley, AP Morgan (Fl.); on sawdust in icehouse, Granville, HL Jones. ..."
2. Report (1904)
"Lenzites vialis Pk. Plentiful on stumps and logs. lepiota ... Summer and autumn;
also occurs in forcing house beds. lepiota ..."
3. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1901)
"It is this feature which has suggested the name lepiota, from the Latin word lepis—a
... Parasol Mushroom ; Tall lepiota (Edible) lepiota procera Cap or ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"lepiota.—Of the white-spored agarics the genus lepiota, with an annulus on the
stem and the gills usually free from the, stem, contains several edible ..."
5. A Preliminary Report on the Hymeniales of Connecticut by Edward Albert White (1905)
"This is a small genus which closely resembles some species of Amonita and lepiota,
but differs by having the gills attached to the stem. ..."
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