Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turban-top

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: tur-ban--top
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus, including the genus Helvella and the species Gyromitra esculenta.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Turban-top. Helvella. Gen. Pl. 1677. Mushroom top-shaped, smooth above and underneath."
"The following have been observed on the eastern borders of Herefordshire in the vicinity of Malvern Hills, and are demeed rariores as natives of Great Britain: […] Helvella Gelatinosa. ––– ― Turban-top. ― Cartilagenea ––– Gristly Turban-top."
"Among the poisonous fungi, which could be mistaken for the edible are the Agaricus piperatus puff-ball, the toad-stool and the poisonous orange agaricus, belonging to the cap-fungi and the turban top of the sack species, which often cause poisonous results owing to their resemblance to morels."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

turban-tops (plural) turban top (alternative)

Phrases

turban top shell

Questions

What does turban-top mean?: A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus, including the genus Helvella and the species Gyromitra esculenta.

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