cortinarius (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cortinarius*:
NOUN	plant	Cortinarius, genus Cortinarius	the largest genus in the Agaricales

English > *Cortinarius*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	The largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils).
Synonym	genus Cortinarius
Member of	Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae	A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
Members	Cortinarius atkinsonianus	An edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny
	Cortinarius corrugatus	A fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap
	Cortinarius gentilis	A poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
	Cortinarius mutabilis, purple-staining Cortinarius	A fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface
	Cortinarius semisanguineus	A fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
	Cortinarius subfoetidus	A fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
	Cortinarius violaceus	A fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
Broader	fungus genus	Includes lichen genera

HyperDic: cortinarius