gill fungus

n (Plants) any fungus of the basidiomycetous family Agaricaceae, in which the spores are produced on gills underneath a cap. See also agaric

gill′ fun`gus

(gɪl)
n. any mushroom of the order Agaricales, characterized by gills on the underside of the cap. [1925–30]

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Noun

gill fungus - a basidiomycete with gills basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi - any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota

Gill Fungus

any one of a large group of basidiomycetous mushroom. Gill fungi have a lamellar hymenophore—radially distributed bladelike processes with a hymenium—on the lower side of the cap. The fruiting bodies of most gill fungi are annual and fleshy; less frequently, they are leathery. Some species are edible, including Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius piperatus, Lactarius torminosus, Russula roseipes, Armillaria mellea, and Psalliota campestris. Toxic gill fungi include Amanita phalloides and Amanita muscaria. Several species destroy live trees and dead wood (A. mellea, Collybia velutipes, and Lentinus lepideus Fr.).

Formerly, all gill fungi were united in the single family Agaricaceae. Many genera have been reclassified and placed in different families, which do not even belong to the same order.

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noun a basidiomycete with gills

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