1. large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species; [syn: Lactarius, genus Lactarius]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Lactarius
n 1: large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a
white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both
edible and poisonous species [syn: Lactarius, genus
Lactarius]