helˈvelə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a small potherb, from helvus light-bay-colored + -ella (diminutive suffix) — more at yellow
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Helvellaceae) comprising ascomycetous fungi with the ascocarps stalked, pileate, or saddle-shaped and often thrown into folds
2. -s : any fungus of the genus Helvella
• hel·vel·lic (ˈ) ̷ ̷|velik adjective