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SCABROUS (scaber, rough), rough on the surface. 



SCARIOUS (ffKapos, a kind of sea-fish), applied to a shrivelled membrane. 



SCISSILE (scindo, to cleave), capable of being cleft asunder ; of two plates e.g. 



lying together, but capable of being separated. 

 SCLEROTIOID ((TK\Tjp6s, hard ; etSos, resemblance), in the form of a Sclerotium, 



a form assumed by the mycelium of certain fungi. 

 SCROBICULATE (scrobis, a. trench), marked with small pits. 

 SEPARATING (separo, to separate), becoming detached as gills from the stem, 



or resupinate fungi from the matrix. 

 SERRATE (serra, a saw), with teeth like a saw. 

 SESSILE (sedeo, to sit), seated without a stem. 

 SINUATE (sinus, a curve), waved ; of a pileus with a wavy margin ; of gills 



which have a sudden wave or sinus where they reach the stem. 

 SMOOTH, applied to a surface which is destitute of hairs, &c. See Even. 

 SPATHULATE (spatha, a broad flat instrument for stirring liquids), shaped 



like a spatula or spoon. 

 SQUAMOSE (squama, a scale), scaly. 

 SQUAMULOSE, covered with small scales. 

 SQUARROSE (squarrosus, rough), rough with scales. 

 STIPITATE (stipes, a stalk), stemmed. 

 STOLONIFEROUS (stolo, a sucker ; fero, to bear), stolon-bearing ; applied to a 



trailing and rooting branch. 

 STRIATE (stria, a furrow, flute of a column), marked with lines in the form 



of channels. 



STRIGOSE (striga, a swath), rough with fascicles of hairs. 

 STUFFED, of a stem filled with substance of a different texture from its walls. 

 SUBICULUM (subiculum, an under layer), the thready mycelium forming the 



under layer of the plant. 



SULCATE (sulcus, a furrow), marked with furrows. 

 SUPERIOR (super, above), the upper surface ; or applied to a ring when it is 



near the apex of the stem. 



TOMENTOSE (tomentum, wool, &c.), downy. 



TRAMA (trama, the weft or filling of a web), the substance proceeding from 

 the hymenophore, between the plates of (central in) the gills in Agarics, 

 and between the double membranes of which the dissepiments of the pores 

 are composed in Polyporei. 



TREMELLOID (tremo, to tremble), of the consistency of jelly. 



TRUNCATE (trunco, to maim), ending abruptly as if cut short. 



TUB/EFORM (tuba, a trumpet ; forma, form), trumpet-shaped. 



TUBERCLE (tuber, a swelling), a small wart-like excrescence. 



UMBILICATE (umbilicus, the navel), with a central depression. 

 UMBONATE (umbo, the boss of a shield), with a central boss-like elevation. 

 UNCINATE (uncinus, a hook), hooked. 



UNIVERSAL (universus, whole), of the veil or volva which entirely envelops 

 the fungus when young. 



VEIL (velum, a covering), a covering of various texture more or less com- 

 pletely enwrapping a fungus ; occurring chiefly among the Agaricini. 

 VELIFORM (velum; forma, form), of a thin veil-like covering. 



