gyromitra

Definitions of gyromitra

1. noun

   any fungus of the genus Gyromitra
   types:

   California false morel, Gyromitra californica

   a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California

   Gyromitra sphaerospora, round-spored gyromitra

   a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains

   Gyromitra esculenta, beefsteak morel, brain mushroom

   a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown

   Gyromitra infula, saddled-shaped false morel

   a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even

   Gyromitra gigas

   a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time

   type of:

   fungus

   an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia