/ sep; NAmE / noun
a type of mushroom which many people consider to be one of the best to eat
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French cèpe , from Gascon cep tree trunk, mushroom, from Latin cippus stake.
/ sep; NAmE / noun
a type of mushroom which many people consider to be one of the best to eat
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French cèpe , from Gascon cep tree trunk, mushroom, from Latin cippus stake.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005