Strobilurus tenacellus

Translingual

Etymology

From Strobilurus (genus name, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos, pine-cone) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, tail)) + tenacellus (from Latin tenax (tough) (stem from genitive tenācis) + -ellus).

Noun

Strobilurus tenacellus

  1. A species of agaric fungus in the family Physalacriaceae, commonly known as the pinecone cap, found in Asia and Europe, where it grows on the fallen cones of pine and spruce trees.