Glossary 



RAMIC'ULOUS, growing on branches. 



RAMIFICATION (ramincare, ramify), branching, or the manner of branching. 

 RAM'IFY (ramus, a branch, + ficare, <facere, make), to form branches. 

 RA'MOSE, RA'MOUS (ramosus, full of branches) , having many small branches. 

 RECEP'TACLE, RECEPTAC'ULUM (receptacnhtm, place to receive things in), a part of 

 the mushroom extremely varied in form, consistency and size, enclosing the or- 

 gans of reproduction; usually implying a hollowed-out body containing other 

 bodies ; same as STROMA ; same as SPOROPHORE ; in Phalloids the stem, stem and 

 pileus, or the clathrate body which supports the gleba. 



REFLEXED', REFLECTED (reflexus, pp. of reflectere, reflect), turned or bent back. 

 REMOTE' (remotus, pp. removere, remove), of gills which do not reach the stem, but 



leave a free space between them and it. 

 REN'IFORM (ren, the kidney ; forma, form), kidney-shaped. 

 REPANI/ (repandus, bent backward), bent or turned up or back; having a slightly 



undulating or sinuous margin. 

 REP'LICATE (replicatus, pp. of replicare, fold or bend back), folded back upon itself 



as when the margin of a cup turns outward and downward. 



RESU'PINATE (resupinatus, pp. of resupinare, throw on the back), attached to the 

 matrix by the back, the hymenium facing outward ; said of fungi spread over the 

 matrix without any stem and with the hymenium upwards. 

 RETIC'ULATE, RE'TIFORM (reticulatus , <^reticulum, a little net), marked with crossed 



lines like the meshes of a net. 

 REV'OLUTE (revohitus, pp. of revolvere, revolved) , rolled backwards or upwards ; of 



the margin of a pileus e. tj. the opposite of involute. 

 RHI'ZINES, RHI'ZOIDS (Gr. root, + ), delicate filiform hyphal branches which serve 



to attach the sporophore to the substratum and supply nourishment. 

 RI'MOSE, RI'MOUS (rimosus, <^rima, a crack), cracked, full of clefts. 

 RHI'ZOMORPHS (Gr. root, + L. forma, form), long, branching or anastomosing, 

 rigid, root-like cords of mycelium with a dark or black exterior, often growing 

 between the bark and timber or about and penetrating the roots of dead and 

 living trees, produced by Agaricus melleus and various other fungi. 

 RHIZOMOR'PHOID (Gr. root, + form), root-like in form. 

 RHODOSPO'R.E (Gr. rose, + seed), rose or pink spores. 

 RIM'ULOSE, RIM'ULOUS (rimula, a little crack), covered with small cracks. 

 RIND, cortex; bark. 

 RING, a part of the veil adhering in the form of a ring to the stem of an agaric; 



same as annulus. 

 RI'VOSE (rivus, a stream, channel, groove), marked with furrows which do not run 



in parallel directions. 



RIV'ULOSE (rivulosus, <^rivnla, a little stream), marked with lines like rivulets. 

 ROOT'ING, same as radicating. 

 ROSACEOUS (rosaceus, pallidoroseus, caryophyllaceus) , a very pure purplish-pink 



color, like some varieties of roses. 



ROSE-RED (rosews, rosaceo-niber] , the purest possible purplish-red color. 

 ROS'TRATE (rostratus, having a beak, hook or crooked pofnt, <^rostrum, a beak), 



beaked; having a process resembling the beak of a bird. 

 ROTUND', round or neai'ly so. 



RUBES'CENT (rubescents, ppr. of ntbescere, become red, <rw&ere, be red), tending to 

 a red-color. 



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