HyperDic: genus_cortinarius

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cortinarius:
NOUNplantgenus Cortinarius, Cortinariusthe largest genus in the Agaricales
English > genus Cortinarius: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningThe largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils).
SynonymCortinarius
Member ofCortinariaceae, family CortinariaceaeA family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
MembersCortinarius atkinsonianusAn edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny
Cortinarius corrugatusA fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap
Cortinarius gentilisA poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
Cortinarius mutabilis, purple-staining CortinariusA fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface
Cortinarius semisanguineusA fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
Cortinarius subfoetidusA fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
Cortinarius violaceusA fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera

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