blewit

blew it |ˈblo͝oit blʊət |(also blewits ) ▶noun an edible wild mushroom of Europe and North America, with a pale buff or lilac cap and a lilac stem. [Genus Lepista, family Tricholomataceae, class Basidiomycetes: several species, including common blewit (L. saeva ) and wood blewit (L. nuda ).] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: probably from blue .

blewit

blewit |ˈbluːɪt |(also blewits |ˈbluːɪts |) ▶noun an edible European mushroom with a pale buff or lilac cap and a lilac stem. ●Genus Lepista, family Tricholomataceae, class Hymenomycetes: several species, including common blewit (L. saeva ) and wood blewit (L. nuda ). ORIGIN early 19th cent.: probably from blue 1 .