GLOSSARY. 



ADNATE (adnascor, to grow to), growing into ; of gills e.g. closely attached 



to the stem. 

 ADNEXED (ad, to ; necto, to join), of gills attached to the stem but not adnate 



to it. 



ADPRESSED (ad, to ; premo, to press), pressed in close contact. 

 ^ERUGINOUS (cemgo, rust of copper), verdigris-green. 

 AGGLUTINATED (agglutino, to cement), glued to a surface. 

 ALVEOLATE (alveus, a hollow), in the form of small depressions like shallow 



honeycomb. 

 AMPHIGENOUS (a^i, about ; yevvdca, to beget), not confined to one surface, 



all round ; e.g. hymenium of Clavaria. 

 ANASTOMOSING (drao-To/xwris, a bringing to a point, a contraction), uniting 



by running together irregularly. 

 ANNULAR (annulus, a ring), in the form of a ring. 

 APICAL (apex, the top), close to the apex. 

 APICULATE (apex], terminating in a small point. 



APPENDICULATE (appendix, an appendage), hanging in small fragments. 

 APPROXIMATE (ad, to ; proximo, to approach), of gills which approach but 



do not reach the stem. 



ARACHNOID (dpdxvn, a spider's web ; elSos, resemblance), like a cobweb. 

 ARCUATE (arcus, a bow), bow-shaped. 



AREOLATE (area, a plot), divided into little areas or patches. 

 ASCENDING (ascendo, to climb), inclining upwards. 

 ATOMATE (O.TO/J.OS, an atom), sprinkled with atoms. 



BULL ATE (bulla, a bubble), furnished with a boss or stud. 



OESPITOSE (ccespes, a clump), growing in tufts. 



CALYPTRA (calyptra, a hood), applied e.g. to the portion of the volva cover- 

 ing the pileus. 



CAMPANULATE (campana, a bell), bell-shaped. 

 CINEREOUS (cinis, ashes), ash-coloured. 

 CIRCINATE (circino, to make round), rounded. 

 CLAVATE (clava, a club), club-shaped. 



