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elfin saddle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of certain ascomycetous fungi of genus Helvella with an irregular cap resembling a saddle, especially Helvella crispa or Helvella lacunosa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any member of species Gyromitra infula of ascomycetes, which similarly resemble a saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2005, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Oregon), Research Note PNW-RN-546, page 7, Of the several species of Gyromitra that might be encountered in Alaska, two are especially important for morel hunters to learn: Gyromitra esculenta ssp. lato, the beefsteak false morel, and G. infula ssp. lato, the elfin saddle.

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: helvel·la — mushroom of the genus Helvella
  • Finnish: mörsky — mushroom of the genus Helvella
  • French: helvelle — mushroom of the genus Helvella
  • Polish: piestrzyca — mushroom of the genus Helvella
  • Welsh: coesyn rhychog — mushroom of the genus Helvella
  • Finnish: piispanhiippa — Gyromitra infula
  • Polish: piestrzenica infułowata — Gyromitra infula