Definition of Leotia lubrica

1. Noun. A discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color.

Generic synonyms: Cup Fungus, Discomycete

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leotia Lubrica

Leontocebus rosalia
Leontodon autumnalis
Leontopodium
Leontopodium alpinum
Leontyne Price
Leonurus
Leonurus cardiaca
Leopold
Leopold's manoeuvres
Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski
Leopold Kronecker
Leopold Stokowski
Leopoldville
Leora
Leos
Leotia lubrica (current term)
Lepadidae
Lepanto
Lepas fascicularis
Lepcha
Lepechinia
Lepechinia calycina
Lepehne
Lepehne-Pickworth stain
Lepidium
Lepidium alpina
Lepidium sativum
Lepidobotryaceae
Lepidochelys
Lepidochelys kempii

Literary usage of Leotia lubrica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"Leotia lubrica Pers.—The genus Leotia is quite readily recognized by its form, and because the plants are usually slimy. This species is called lubrica ..."

2. Handbook of British Fungi: With Full Descriptions of All the Species, and by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1871)
"... covered everywhere with the smooth, somewhat viscid hymenium.—Ber/c. Outi. p. 360. (Fig. 327.) 1954. Leotia lubrica. Pens. “Slimy Leotia. ..."

3. Annales Mycologici (1906)
"Leotia lubrica Gillet, p. 23, ci; Saccardo, p. 609; Phillips, p. 22. Commune en Septembre dans les ravins humides de l'Aigoual. toujours au bord des ..."

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