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RUSSULA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
genus Russula; Russula
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Russula" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("Russula" is a member of...):
Agaricaceae; family Agaricaceae (large family including many familiar mushrooms)
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