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milk-cap

milk-cap noun: a mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

milk-cap: a mushroom of the genus Lactarius
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Noun

milk-cap (plural milk-caps)

  1. A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.
    Synonyms:
    milky

Synonyms of milk-cap

Forms of milk-cap

pluralmilk-caps
alternative formmilkcap
alternative formmilk cap

Origin of milk-cap

From milk + cap, named after the latex (“milk”) they exude when cut or bruised.

Phrases with milk-cap

Questions about milk-cap

What does milk-cap mean?
Milk-cap means a mushroom of the genus Lactarius.
What part of speech is milk-cap?
Milk-cap is a noun.
What is the plural of milk-cap?
The plural of milk-cap is milk-caps.

Words near milk-cap in the dictionary

  1. milk-and-watery
  2. milk-bar cowboy
  3. milk-bar cowboys
  4. milk-brother
  5. milk-brothers
  6. milk-cap
  7. milk-caps
  8. milk-chocolatey
  9. milk-chocolaty
  10. milk-drunk
  11. milk-food

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