Lepiota cepaestipes
Noun A poisonous white mushroom (Lepiota cepaestipes) characterized by its tendency to grow in clusters and its distinctive club-shaped stem base. It is commonly known as the "onion-stemmed lepiota."
This term is used specifically in mycology (the study of fungi) to identify and describe this particular species of agaric mushroom. It is a scientific name. - The forager carefully avoided the Lepiota cepaestipes growing at the base of the oak tree. - A key identifying feature of lepiota cepaestipes is its swollen, club-like stem.
The name is often used in field guides and scientific literature with its taxonomic authority: Lepiota cepaestipes (using italics is standard for genus and species names).
- Onion-stemmed Lepiota: The common name for this mushroom, referring to the stem's resemblance to a scallion or onion stalk.
- Agaric: A broad term for gilled mushrooms, which is the family this species belongs to.
- Lepiota: The genus name for a group of similar, often parasol-shaped mushrooms.
There are no direct common-language synonyms for this precise scientific name. The closest equivalent is its common name, "onion-stemmed lepiota."
This term has only one specific meaning: it refers exclusively to this identified species of poisonous mushroom. It is not used in idiomatic or figurative language.
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a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
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