genus Cortinarius

noun

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

• Syn: ↑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