Definitions of Cortinarius
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the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
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synonyms:
genus Cortinarius
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type of:
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fungus genus
includes lichen genera
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fungus genus
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