Cortinarius

noun

Cor·​ti·​nar·​i·​us

: a large genus of rusty-spored agarics having a pileus of various colors, powdery gills, and a prominent cortina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cortina + Latin -arius -ary; from the prominent cortina

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