Russula

[rʌsjulə]

Definition

(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.

Editor: Robert--From WordNet

Definition

n. a genus of hymenomycetous fungi—so called from the colour of the pileus in some.

Editor: Samantha