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Helvella or Gyromitra esculenta
Turban-top Tur"ban-top`, n. (Bot.) A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, or Gyromitra, esculenta.).

Meaning of Gyromitra from wikipedia

- Gyromitra esculenta /ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə ˌɛskjəˈlɛntə, ˌdʒɪrə-/ is an ascomycete fungus from the genus Gyromitra, widely distributed across Europe and North...
- Gyromitra (/ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə, ˌdʒɪrə-/) is a genus of about 18 species of ascomycete fungi. They are a false morel - a frequently toxic mushroom that can...
- a toxin and carcinogen present in several members of the fungal genus Gyromitra, like G. esculenta. Its formula is C4H8N2O. It is unstable and is easily...
- primary active mycotoxin found in mushrooms of the genus Gyromitra, especially the false morel (Gyromitra esculenta). In these cases, MMH is formed by the hydrolysis...
- morels, Morc****a ssp. D. gigas also resembles toxic species of the genus Gyromitra. A very similar and directly related species, D. montana, occurs in North...
- the epithet "false morel" most often ascribed to members of the genus Gyromitra. When gathering morels for mushrooms, care must be taken to distinguish...
- be taken to distinguish it from the poisonous false morels, including Gyromitra esculenta. The morel must be cooked before eating. Morc****a conica var...
- pits. Gyromitra esculenta has a cap that is usually reddish-brown in colour, but sometimes also chestnut, purplish-brown, or dark brown. Gyromitra species...
- spelling was Elvela). In 1849, Elias Magnus Fries established the genus Gyromitra, distinguishing it from Helvella based on a gyrose hymenium (marked with...
- Gyromitra caroliniana, known commonly as the Carolina false morel or big red, is an ascomycete fungus of the genus Gyromitra, within the Pezizales group...