tanečnica

SlovakEdit

EtymologyEdit

From tanec (dance) +‎ -nica (suffix forming female occupational names); the taxonomic name is metonymical expressing the similarity of the mushroom with a fairy female dancer with an umbrella.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tanečnica m anim (nominative plural tanecnice, genitive plural tanecníc, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. female dancer
  2. (taxonomy) fungus belonging to the genus Marasmius or to the species of the genera Gloiocephala, Gymnopus, Mycetinis etc. that were previously classified under the generic name Marasmius, fairy ring mushroom, parachute mushroom

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Further readingEdit

  • tanečnica in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk