Found 1 items, similar to Omphalotus olearius.
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Definition: Omphalotus olearius
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]