beefsteak mushroom

English

Fistulina hepatica

Gyromitra esculenta

Etymology

beefsteak +‎ mushroom. From being a fungus that looks like a steak of beef.

Noun

beefsteak mushroom (plural beefsteak mushrooms)

1. Fistulina hepatica (an edible fungus)
2. Gyromitra esculenta (a potentially fatally poisonous fungus that is a delicacy)

Synonyms

• beefsteak (shortened form), beefsteak fungus
• (Fistulina hepatica): beefsteak polypore, ox tongue, ox tongue fungus, ox tongue mushroom, ox tongue polypore
• (Gyromitra esculenta): beefsteak morel, brain mushroom, brain fungus, turban mushroom, turban fungus, elephant ears, elephant ears mushroom, elephant ears fungus

Hypernyms

• mushroom, fungus
• (Fistulina hepatica): polypore, bracket fungus
• (Gyromitra esculenta): false morel