saffron milk cap

noun

Lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.

Similar
red pine mushroompine mushroomorange latex milky
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Meanings

nounsaffron milk cap (plural saffron milk caps)

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 & antonyms

nounLactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.

Similar
red pine mushroompine mushroomorange latex milky

Translations

Bulgarian рижика
  • рижика (rižika)edible mushroom
Catalan rovelló, pinetell
  • rovellóedible mushroom
  • pinetelledible mushroom
Czech ryzec, ryzec pravý
  • ryzecedible mushroom
  • ryzec pravýedible mushroom
Estonian porgandriisikas
  • porgandriisikasedible mushroom
Finnish männynleppärousku
  • männynleppärouskuedible mushroom
French barigoule, lactaire délicieux
  • barigouleedible mushroom
  • lactaire délicieuxedible mushroom
  • catalanedible mushroom
German Edel-Reizker, Echte Reizker
  • Edel-Reizkeredible mushroom
  • Echte Reizkeredible mushroom
  • Kiefern-Blutreizkeredible mushroom
Hungarian ízletes rizike
  • ízletes rizikeedible mushroom
Italian agarico delizioso, sanguinello
  • agarico deliziosoedible mushroom
  • sanguinelloedible mushroom
Korean 맛젖버섯
  • 맛젖버섯 (matjeotbeoseot)edible mushroom
Norwegian Bokmål furumatriske
  • furumatriskeedible mushroom
Polish rydz, mleczaj rydz
  • rydzedible mushroom
  • mleczaj rydzedible mushroom
Portuguese sancha, pinheira
  • sanchaedible mushroom
  • pinheiraedible mushroom
Russian ры́жик
  • ры́жик (rýžik)edible mushroom
Slovak rýdzik, rýdzik pravý
  • rýdzikedible mushroom
  • rýdzik pravýedible mushroom
Spanish níscalo, robellón
  • níscaloedible mushroom
  • robellónedible mushroom
  • nízcaloedible mushroom
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APA

saffron milk cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saffron%20milk%20cap

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“saffron milk cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saffron%20milk%20cap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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