Word Study
chanterelle
CIDE DICTIONARY
chanterelle, n. [F.].
A name for several species of mushroom, of which one (Cantharellus cibrius ) is edible, the others reputed poisonous. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chanterelle, n. an edible fungus, Cantharellus cibarius, with a yellow funnel-shaped cap and smelling of apricots.
Etymology
F f. mod.L cantharellus dimin. of cantharus f. Gk kantharos a kind of drinking vessel
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