Russula
noun
Rus·su·la
ˈrəsyələ
: a large genus that comprises stout-stemmed white-spored fungi (family Agaricaceae) with neither annulus nor volva, includes some edible species, and may be distinguished from the related Lactarius by the absence of milky juice and by the brittle pileus of red, purple, yellow, green, or blue
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of russulus reddish, from Latin russus red
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above