clitocybe illudens

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clitocybe illudens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jack-o'-lantern \Jack"-o'-lan`tern\, Jack-with-a-lantern
  \Jack"-with-a-lan`tern\, n.
     1. (Biol.) A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom,
        Clitocybe illudens, also classified as Omphalotus  olearius
        . It is poisonous and is sometimes found on
        hardwood tree stumps. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: jack-a-lantern, Clitocybe illudens.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground;
        an ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [WordNet sense
        2]"[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more
        jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian." --Lowell.
  
     Syn: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes
        cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated
        by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's
        face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used
        mostly as a decoration at Halloween.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]