Phrase guide
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noun
Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A traffic cone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Alternative form of witch hat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, hat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From their conical shape, resembling the hats that witches are popularly believed to have worn.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
