chanterelle

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chanterelle The common name for the edible fruit body of Cantharellus cibarius. The cap is funnel-shaped, and 3–10 cm across; the lower surface bears shallow, branching, gill-like ridges which extend down the short stipe. The whole fruit body is a bright egg-yellow and has a distinctive odour resembling that of apricots. It is common on the ground in summer and autumn, especially under beech or oak trees, and occurs throughout Europe and N. America.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

chanterelle

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chanterelle Edible wild fungus, Cantharellus cibarius, see mushrooms.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

chanterelle

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chanterelle (Fr.). Highest str. of vn., etc. (See banjo.)

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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