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\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a large genus of rusty-spored agarics having a pileus of various colors, powdery gills, and a prominent cortina
Useful english dictionary. 2012.