lepiota
noun
lep·i·o·ta
ˌlepēˈōtə
1
capitalized : a genus of white-spored agarics having a prominent annulus and a flat expanded pileus and including several edible mushrooms (as L. procera) and others (as L. morgani) regarded as poisonous
2
plural -s : any fungus of the genus Lepiota
called also parasol mushroom
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek lepion thin rind, scurf, diminutive of lepos rind, husk, scale, from lepein to peel