Russula

russula

(ˈrʌsjʊlə) n, pl -lae (-liː) or -las (Plants) any fungus of the large basidiomycetous genus Russula, of typical toadstool shape and often brightly coloured, such as the yellow R. ochroleuca and R. lutea, the green R. aeruginea, the violet-pink R. fragilis, and the purple R. atropurpurea

Thesaurus

Noun

Russula - 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 juicegenus Russulafungus genus - includes lichen generaAgaricaceae, family Agaricaceae - large family including many familiar mushrooms

Translations

russule

Russula

a genus of pileate fungi of the group of gill fungi. The fruiting body of most species is brittle. The cap is usually brightly colored, and the stem is white or pinkish. The absence of milky juice differentiates Russula from the closely related genus Lactarius. The mushrooms grow in coniferous and deciduous forests. Of the approximately 150 species, 80 occur in the USSR. All species are edible, but they are not particularly valuable, mainly owing to the brittleness of the flesh. The only valuable species is R. delica. Some species are not used in fresh form owing to their acrid taste, a taste that disappears upon steeping or boiling before pickling.

Russula

Related to Russula: Lactarius

noun

Synonyms for Russula

noun large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva

Synonyms

genus Russula

Related Words

fungus genus
Agaricaceae
family Agaricaceae

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