chanterelle

1. (mycology) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.Examples: "Even the homely wood blewits, that you cook like tripe, with milk and onions, and the egg-yolk yellow chanterelle with its fan-vaulting and faint smell of apricots, all spring up overnight like bubbles of earth, unsustained by nature, existing in a void."Synonyms: girolle

2. (music) The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.Examples: "There were hushed moments of complete beauty when the melody moved out and hung above the chanterelle like a hummingbird poised over a flower."