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saffron milk cap

saffron milk cap noun: lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.

saffron milk cap: lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe
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Noun

saffron milk cap (plural saffron milk caps)

  1. Lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.
    • Saffron milk cap has brittle flesh which, when broken, exudes a saffron coloured milk which quickly turns to orange and emits an acid odour. The fungus is edible but not as delicious as its name might imply.1976, The Gardener's Diary, Macmillan, →OCLC, page 271
    Synonyms:
    red pine mushroom, pine mushroom, orange latex milky

Synonyms of saffron milk cap

  • red pine mushroom
  • pine mushroom
  • orange latex milky

Forms of saffron milk cap

pluralsaffron milk caps

Questions about saffron milk cap

What does saffron milk cap mean?
Saffron milk cap means lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.
What part of speech is saffron milk cap?
Saffron milk cap is a noun.
What is the plural of saffron milk cap?
The plural of saffron milk cap is saffron milk caps.

Words near saffron milk cap in the dictionary

  1. saffranine
  2. saffron
  3. saffron cod
  4. saffron crocus
  5. saffron crocuses
  6. saffron milk cap
  7. saffron plum
  8. saffron plums
  9. saffron shadow dancer
  10. saffron shadow dancers
  11. saffron terror

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