Lactarius
noun
Lac·ta·ri·us
lakˈta(a)rēəs,
-ter-,
-tār-
: a large genus of white-spored agarics (family Agaricaceae) that exude a white or colored milky juice when cut or broken and that include an edible species (L. deliciosus) and some poisonous ones
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, milky