Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: rus-su-la
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mushroom of the genus Russula.

Example Sentences

"“For some species, the colors are unbelievably variable,” Nick says of one group, the russulas, ”and they get washed out by rain, and then the exact distribution of the warts on the spores is an alternative. […]."

Etymology

From the genus name Russula.

Inflected Forms

russulas (plural)

Questions

What does russula mean?: A mushroom of the genus Russula.
Where does russula come from?: From the genus name Russula.

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