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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of hymenomycetous fungi of the class Agaricini, differing from Agaricus by having the trama vesiculose and the lamellæ fragile, not filled with milk. The pileus is fleshy and convex; the stem is stout, polished, and spongy within; the veil is obsolete; the spores are white or pale-yellow, usually echinulate. There are many species. all growing on the ground. A few of the species are edible, but most are noxious.
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WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
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“The Pantelleria shrew is controversial, with various studies indicating that it is a subspecies of the Greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula).”
The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking
“- Crocidura osorio is probably an introduced population of Crocidura russula (MSW 3).”
The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking
“He saw the Squirrels eating and storing up the sweet red russula.”
“The colour comes from a separate parasitical fungus, Hypomyces lactifluorum, that grows on the outside of mushrooms, typically the short-stemmed russula (Russula brevipes) and the peppery milk-cap (Lactarius piperatus) .”
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