RUSSULA

Russula, genus Russula

(noun) large 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

russula (plural russulas)

A mushroom of the genus Russula.

Source: Wiktionary



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CRAZY

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