noun
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
• Syn: ↑Russula
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agaricaceae, ↑family Agaricaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.