hygrophorus russula

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   an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods

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Questions about hygrophorus russula

What does hygrophorus russula mean?

hygrophorus russula means "an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods".

Is hygrophorus russula a common word?

hygrophorus russula 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.