jelenka

Czech

Wikispecies

Etymology

From jelen (deer) +‎ -ka. Old common name, which used to be used for mushrooms of the genera ElaphomycesWP WSp Commons and PhallusWP WSp Commons. Since 1901 the name is used solely for the genus Elaphomyces, following the suggestion of Czech botanist Jan Bezděk.[1] The name probably reflects the fact that these mushrooms are liked by deer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛlɛŋka]
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋka
  • Hyphenation: je‧len‧ka

Noun

jelenka f

  1. ElaphomycesWP WSp Commons, genus of fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae
    • 2013, Michal Mikšík, Poznáváme jarní houby[1], Praha: Grada, →ISBN, page 11:
      Mezi zástupce askomycetů patří i některé podzemní rody hub, jako např. jelenka (rod Elaphomyces) nebo lanýž (rod Tuber).
      Some underground genera of fungi also belong among Ascomycota, such as "jelenka" (genus Elaphomyces) or truffle (genus Tuber).

Declension

Hypernyms

  • (genus): houby – kingdom; vřeckovýtrusné – division; plesnivkotvaré – order; jelenkovité – family

Hyponyms

  • (genus Chamaemyces): jelenka bradavčitá, jelenka draslavá, jelenka ježatá, jelenka obecná, jelenka pestrá, jelenka skvrnitá – species

References

  1. ^ Jan Bezděk (1901). Houby jedlé a jim podobné jedovaté 2. Praha.

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