Chanterelle Definition

shăntə-rĕl, shän-
chanterelles
noun
chanterelles
Any of a genus (Cantharellus) of yellow or orange mushrooms with forking, gill-shaped ridges and funnel-shaped caps, esp. an edible species (C. cibarius)
Webster's New World
Any of various similar mushrooms of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus, and Gomphus, several of which are inedible or poisonous.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
chanterelle
Plural:
chanterelles

Origin of Chanterelle

  • French from New Latin cantharella feminine diminutive of Latin cantharus cup (from its shape) from Greek kantharos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French chanterelle, from New Latin cantharellus, diminutive of Latin cantharus (“drinking vessel”).

    From Wiktionary

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