russulecommon nounSyllable DecompositionrussuleEtymologyexpandFrom Latin russula, from Late Latin russulus "reddish".Definition1. A genus of fungi in the Russulaceae family, common in woods and forests, stout, with adherent gills, a stem without a ring and brittle, but not producing liquid (milk) when broken like lactarius.mycologieexpandCertaines russules sont comestibles, d'autres sont toxiques.L'arrière-saison prolongeait l'éclosion tardive des bolets, des russules "jolies", des tricholomes bleus. }}PluralrussulesTranslationsgerman:Täublingenglish:russula