HYGROPHORUS RUSSULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hygrophorus russula mean? 

• HYGROPHORUS RUSSULA (noun)
  The noun HYGROPHORUS RUSSULA has 1 sense:

1. an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods

  Familiarity information: HYGROPHORUS RUSSULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYGROPHORUS RUSSULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Hygrophorus russula" is a kind of...):

waxycap (any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance)

Holonyms ("Hygrophorus russula" is a member of...):

genus Hygrophorus; Hygrophorus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae)