HyperDic: genus_russula

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Russula:
NOUNplantgenus Russula, Russulalarge genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva
English > genus Russula: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice.
SynonymRussula
Member ofAgaricaceae, family Agaricaceaelarge family including many familiar / familiar mushrooms
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera
Spanishgenus russula, russula
Catalangenus russula, russula

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