saffron milk cap

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saffron milk cap

noun saffron milk caps

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

    Similar: red pine mushroom, pine mushroom, orange latex milky

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noun edible mushroom

Españolníscalo, robellón, nízcalo
한국어맛젖버섯 matjeotbeoseot
Portuguêssancha, pinheira
Françaisbarigoule, lactaire délicieux, catalan
DeutschEdel-Reizker, Echte Reizker, Kiefern-Blutreizker
Italianoagarico delizioso, sanguinello
Русскийры́жик rýžik

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@misc{saffron_milk_cap_2026,
  title = {saffron milk cap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saffron%20milk%20cap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}