blewit
noun
blew·it
ˈblü-ət
plural blewits
: a fragrant, edible, agaric mushroom (Lepista nuda synonym Clitocybe nuda) with a violet-brown stem and cap
Occasionally, he'll point out a blewit (Clitocybe nuda)—an edible mushroom that is quite literally blue in color.—
Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 1996
Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 1996Stout wood blewits, purple-blue, cluster on piles of wood chips …—Bruce Stutz, Natural History, July/August 1999
Bruce Stutz, Natural History, July/August 1999
also
: a related edible agaric (Lepista saeva synonym Clitocybe saeva synonym Tricholoma personatum) with a pale lilac stem and pale brownish cap
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“Blewit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blewit. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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