russula [ˈrʌsjʊlə]
n pl -lae [-liː], -las
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
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| Noun | 1. |  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 juicefungus genus - includes lichen genera Agaricaceae, family Agaricaceae - large family including many familiar mushrooms |
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