Helvella, a genus of fungi, of the class Ascomycetes (see FUNGI), having the pileus turned downwards, lobed and folded, and the surface of the hymenium even. Some of the Helvellæ are edible, and much used in Germany.
Helvella
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 637
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