Meanings
nounrussula (plural russulas)
plural russulas
- A mushroom of the genus Russula.
“For some species, the colors are unbelievably variable,” Nick says of one group, the russulas, ”and they get washed out by rain, and then the exact distribution of the warts on the spores is an alternative. […].
2015 November 6, Helen Macdonald, “Sex, Death and Mushrooms”, in The New York Times Magazine, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From the genus name Russula.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque gibelurdin, gibelori
- gibelurdinany mushroom of the genus Russula
- gibeloriany mushroom of the genus Russula
Bulgarian гълъбка
- гълъбка (gălăbka)any mushroom of the genus Russula
Catalan cualbra, rússula
- cualbraany mushroom of the genus Russula
- rússulaany mushroom of the genus Russula
Czech holubinka
- holubinkaany mushroom of the genus Russula
Finnish hapero
- haperoany mushroom of the genus Russula
French russule
- russuleany mushroom of the genus Russula
German Täubling
- Täublingany mushroom of the genus Russula
Hungarian galambgomba
- galambgombaany mushroom of the genus Russula
Latvian bērzlape
- bērzlapeany mushroom of the genus Russula
Polish gołąbek
- gołąbekany mushroom of the genus Russula
Cite this entry
APA
russula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russula
MLA
“russula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russula. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “russula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russula.
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