Russula
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mushroom of the genus Russula.
"“For some species, the colors are unbelievably variable,” Nick says of one group, the russulas, ”and they get washed out by rain, and then the exact distribution of the warts on the spores is an alternative. […]."
Example
More examples"“For some species, the colors are unbelievably variable,” Nick says of one group, the russulas, ”and they get washed out by rain, and then the exact distribution of the warts on the spores is an alternative. […]."
Etymology
From the genus name Russula.
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