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CORTINARIUS MUTABILIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
Synonyms:
Cortinarius mutabilis; purple-staining Cortinarius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cortinarius mutabilis" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("Cortinarius mutabilis" is a member of...):
Cortinarius; genus Cortinarius (the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils))
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