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Russulaceae

Russulaceae

9.9
A group of mushrooms often with brittle gills and bright caps
  • noun
  • /ˌrʌsʊˈleɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
: Russuláceas
  • Many brightly colored mushrooms in the woods belong to the Russulaceae family.

Examples

  • Many species of Russulaceae have vibrant caps.

  • The Russulaceae family includes many edible mushrooms.

  • Researchers studied the diversity of Russulaceae in temperate forests.

  • The Russulaceae family contains many edible and inedible mushroom species.

  • Many brightly colored mushrooms in the woods belong to the Russulaceae family.

  • The Russulaceae family contains many edible and inedible mushroom species.

  • Researchers studied the diversity of Russulaceae in temperate forests.

Surface Forms

Russulaceae singular
Russulaceae plural

Morphology

Russulaceae = Russula (semi-transparent) = Russula + aceae

The formation 'Russula' + '-aceae' denotes a taxonomic family, but the suffix '-aceae' is a specialized Latin scientific ending not familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Russulaceae comes from the mushroom name Russula, which itself comes from Latin russus meaning 'red' because many of these mushrooms have red caps, and the ending -aceae means 'family' in plant and fungus names, so Russulaceae is the 'family of Russula'.