witch's hat
witch's hat · witches' hats
Kegeliger Saftling
Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and…Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
Meaning
3 sensesHygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
(Australia)A traffic cone.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, hat.
We had finally found the witch, who was wearing a green top hat that seemed a bit out of place. As she looked up towards us, the wind blew the witch's hat off of the witch's head.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
fungus:
Origin
From their conical shape, resembling the hats that witches are popularly believed to haveFrom their conical shape, resembling the hats that witches are popularly believed to have worn.
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Forms
plural: witches' hats| Singular | witch's hat |
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| Plural | witches' hats |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsmushroom:conical wax capconical slimy cap