опёнок

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ пень (penʹ, stump) +‎ -ок (-ok). Literally, something growing about a stump. Compare Polish opieńka, Slovak podpňovka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈpʲɵnək]

Noun

опёнок • (opjónokm inan (genitive опёнка, nominative plural опя́та or опёнки, genitive plural опя́т or опёнков)

  1. honey fungus of the genus Armillaria of edible parasitic mushrooms with a yellow cap and thin stalk that live on trees and woody shrubs, especially Armillaria mellea, that usually grow in groups on tree roots, stumps, and felled trees.

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See also

References

  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “опёнок”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

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