melon-hoodn.rare (perh. Obsolete) an agaric (mushroom) of grassland, Camarophyllus (Hygrophorus) pratensis, said to smell of melons; also called meadow wax cap.
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melon-hood1887
mouse hood1887
1887 W. D. HayElem. Text-bk. Brit. Fungi 99Hygrophorus pratensis, the Melon-hood.