milk-cap

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milk-cap

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From milk + cap, named after the latex (“milk”) they exude when cut or bruised.

noun milk-caps · milkcap · milk cap

A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.
Similar: milky

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noun mushroom of the genus Lactarius

日本語	乳茸 chichitake
Français	lactaire
Deutsch	Milchling
Italiano	sanguinello
Русский	мле́чник mléčnik

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"milk-cap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milk-cap.

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@misc{milk_cap_2026,
  title = {milk-cap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milk-cap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}