saffron milk cap

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saffron milk cap (plural saffron milk caps)

  1. Lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.
    Synonyms: red pine mushroom, pine mushroom, orange latex milky (US)
    Hypernym: milk-cap
    • 1976, The Gardener's Diary, Macmillan, OCLC 2126061, page 271:
      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.

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