Lactarius

noun

Lac·​ta·​ri·​us

lakˈta(a)rēəs,

-ter-,

-tār-

: a large genus of white-spored agarics (family Agaricaceae) that exude a white or colored milky juice when cut or broken and that include an edible species (L. deliciosus) and some poisonous ones

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, milky

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