saffron milk cap

saffron milk cap

English

Noun

saffron milk cap (plural saffron milk caps)

1. Lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.

   Synonyms: red pine mushroom, pine mushroom, orange latex milky (US)

   Hypernym: milk-cap

   • 1976, The Gardener's Diary, Macmillan, OCLC 2126061, page 271:

     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.

Translations

edible mushroom

Catalan: rovelló m, pinetell m (regional) French: barigoule (fr) f, lactaire délicieux (fr) m, catalan (fr) m Galician: níscaro (gl) m German: Edel-Reizker m, Echte Reizker m, Kiefern-Blutreizker m Italian: agarico delizioso m, sanguinello m Polish: rydz (pl) m Portuguese: sancha (pt) f, pinheira (pt) f Russian: рыжик (ru) (ryžik) Spanish: níscalo (es) m, robellón (es) m, mízcalo (es) m

Further reading

• Lactarius deliciosus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lactarius deliciosus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies