blewit

blewit
['blu:ɪt]
(also blewits)
noun an edible mushroom with a pale buff or lilac cap and a lilac stem. [Lepista saeva and other species.]
Origin
C19: prob. from blue1.

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  • blewit — lewit n. 1. an edible agaric ({Tricholoma personatum}) that is pale lilac when young. Syn: blewits. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blewit — This article discusses blewit mushrooms. A number of subjects share similar spellings. See Blewitt and Bluet for disambiguation.taxobox image caption = Wood blewit ( Clitocybe nuda ) image width = 250px name = Blewit regnum = Fungi… …   Wikipedia

  • blewit — /blooh it/, n. an edible pale bluish mushroom, Tricholoma personatum. Also, bluette, blewits, blewitt. Also called blue leg. [1820 30; prob. BLUE + ET] * * * …   Universalium

  • blewit — noun Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Lepista (or Tricholoma) …   Wiktionary

  • blewit — n. edible bluish mushroom with a brown cap, blewits …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blewit — /blooh it/, n. an edible pale bluish mushroom, Tricholoma personatum. Also, bluette, blewits, blewitt. Also called blue leg. [1820 30; prob. BLUE + ET] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tricholoma personatum — blewit lewit n. 1. an edible agaric ({Tricholoma personatum}) that is pale lilac when young. Syn: blewits. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clitocybe nuda — Wood blewit (Clitocybe nuda) Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …   Wikipedia

  • Lepista personata — Field blewit (Lepista personata) in its natural habitat Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …   Wikipedia

  • Clitocybe — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …   Wikipedia

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