Cortinarius

noun

the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)

• Syn: ↑genus Cortinarius

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cortinariaceae, ↑family Cortinariaceae

• Member Meronyms:

↑Cortinarius atkinsonianus, ↑Cortinarius corrugatus, ↑Cortinarius gentilis, ↑Cortinarius mutabilis, ↑purple-staining Cortinarius, ↑Cortinarius semisanguineus, ↑Cortinarius subfoetidus, ↑Cortinarius violaceus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

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

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