blewit

English

Etymology

Probably an irregular variant of blue[1][2] or of bluet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbluːɪt/
  • Homophone: bluet

Noun

blewit (plural blewits)

  1. Either of two edible mushrooms of the genus Clitocybe (sometimes Lepista or Tricholoma)
    1. The wood blewit (Clitocybe nuda)
    2. The field blewit or blue-leg (Clitocybe saeva)

See also

References

  1. ^ “blewit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “blewit”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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