beefsteak mushroom, noun phrase
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- EnglishShow more Transferred use of English beefsteak mushroom a name for Fistulina hepatica.
b. (rare.) Boletus edulis of the Boletaceae.
1982 Fox & Norwood Young Food from Veld 233Boletus edulis.., known as stone mushroom, beefsteak mushroom, or cow mushroom, is edible and occurs in the western Cape Province.
Frequently with distinguishing epithet Natal beefsteak mushroom: ikhowe.
Boletus edulis of the Boletaceae.
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