Chanterelle Definition
shăntə-rĕl, shän-
chanterelles
noun
chanterelles
Any of a genus (Cantharellus) of yellow or orange mushrooms with forking, gill-shaped ridges and funnel-shaped caps, esp. an edible species (C. cibarius)
Webster's New World
Any of various similar mushrooms of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus, and Gomphus, several of which are inedible or poisonous.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- cantharellus-cibarius
- chantarelle
Other Word Forms of Chanterelle
Noun
Singular:
chanterelle
Plural:
chanterellesOrigin of Chanterelle
French from New Latin cantharella feminine diminutive of Latin cantharus cup (from its shape) from Greek kantharos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French chanterelle, from New Latin cantharellus, diminutive of Latin cantharus (“drinking vessel”).
From Wiktionary
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