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Noun: purple-staining Cortinarius
  1. A fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
    - Cortinarius mutabilis

Type of: agaric

Part of: Cortinarius, genus Cortinarius