genus cortinarius

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   the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)

   SynonymsCortinarius

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofCortinariaceae

Questions about genus cortinarius

What does genus cortinarius mean?

genus cortinarius means "the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)".

What is another word for genus cortinarius?

Close synonyms include Cortinarius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cortinarius a common word?

genus cortinarius is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.