milk-cap

noun

A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

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milky
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Meanings

nounmilk-cap (plural milk-caps)

plural milk-caps · alternative milkcap · alternative milk cap

  1. A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

    Synonyms: milky

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

Similar
milky

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian рижика, млечница
  • рижика (rižika)mushroom of the genus Lactarius
  • млечница (mlečnica)mushroom of the genus Lactarius
Catalan lactari
  • lactarimushroom of the genus Lactarius
Czech ryzec
  • ryzecmushroom of the genus Lactarius
Danish mælkehat
  • mælkehatmushroom of the genus Lactarius
Finnish rousku
  • rouskumushroom of the genus Lactarius
French lactaire
  • lactairemushroom of the genus Lactarius
German Milchling
  • Milchlingmushroom of the genus Lactarius
Hungarian tejelőgomba
  • tejelőgombamushroom of the genus Lactarius
Italian sanguinello
  • sanguinellomushroom of the genus Lactarius
Japanese 乳茸
  • 乳茸 (chichitake)mushroom of the genus Lactarius
Norwegian riske, melkesopp
  • riskemushroom of the genus Lactarius
  • melkesoppmushroom of the genus Lactarius
Russian мле́чник
  • мле́чник (mléčnik)mushroom of the genus Lactarius
Swedish riska
  • riskamushroom of the genus Lactarius
Welsh cap llaeth
  • cap llaethmushroom of the genus Lactarius
Cite this entry
APA

milk-cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-cap

MLA

“milk-cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-cap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk-cap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-cap.

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