cep

Variant of cèpe

cèpe definition

cèpe or cep (sep)

noun

a large, fleshy, edible boletus mushroom (Boletus edulis) with a brown cap and a thick, white stem

Etymology: Fr < Gascon dial. cep, mushroom < L cippus, a stake, post

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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