Russula

See also: russula

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin russulus (“reddish”), from the colour of the pileus in some specimens.

Proper noun

Russula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Russulaceae – common, large, bright-colored, often edible mushrooms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Russulales - order; Russulaceae - family

References

• Russula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Russula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Russula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons