# milk-cap

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

## Etymology
From milk + cap, named after the latex (“milk”) they exude when cut or bruised.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milk-cap