Glossary 



AMYLACEOUS (amylum, starch, -f aceous), composed of, containing or resembling 

 starch. 



AM'YLUM (Gr. starch), starch. 



ANAI/OGY {Gr. equality of ratios, proportion), superficial or general resemblance, 

 without structural agreement ; physiologically or functionally alike, morphologic- 

 ally unlike. 



ANASTOMOSING (Gr. an opening, outlet, discharge), united by running together 

 irregularly; intercommunication of vessels, lines, gills or veins with each other. 



ANGIOCAR'POUS (Gr. a capsule, case, vessel of any kind), having the hymenium de- 

 veloped in a closed receptacle. 



ANGUS'TATE (angustatus, pp. of angustere, straiten, narrow, <,angustus, narrow), 

 narrow. 



ANNUAL (annualis, a year old, <a?mws, a year), completing growth in one year or 

 season. 



AN'NULAR (annularis, relating to a ring, <^annulus, a ring), ring-shaped. 



ANNULATE (See ANNULAR), having a ring. 



AN'NULUS (See ANNULAR), the ring on the stem of a mushroom formed by the sepa- 

 ration of the veil from the margin of the cap. 



ANOMALOUS (anomalus, irregular, uneven), deviating from a general rule, method 

 or analogy. 



ANOMALY (anomalia, irregularity, unevenness), any deviation from the usual char- 

 acter. 



ANTERIOR (as if from anterus, <an*e, before), in front; denotes a position on the 

 under side of the pileus adjacent to the margin ; thus the end of a lamellae next 

 the margin is called the anterior end. 



APARAPH'YSATE (a + Gr. an offshoot), without paraphyses. 



A'PEX (pi. API'CES) {apex, the extreme end), in mushrooms the extremity of the 

 stem nearest the gill ; the end furthest from the base or point of attachment. 



AP'ICAL (apex, the extreme end, point), relating to the apex or top. 



AP'ICES, plural of apex. 



APIC'ULATE (apicnlatus, dim. of apex, a point), terminating in a short, abrupt point. 



APIC'ULUS (pi. APIC'ULI) (dim. of apex (apic-), a point), a short, sharp point. 



APOTHE'CIUM (pi. APOTHE'CIA), (Gr. a storehouse), in Ascomycetes, an open cup- 

 shaped fructification with the hymenium on its upper concave surface ; cup. 



APPENDIC'ULATE (appendiculatus <^appendicula, appendix, an appendage), hanging 

 in small fragments; having an unusual appendage. 



AP'PLANATE (applanatus <ad, to, -f planiis, flat), flattened out or horizontally ex- 

 panded. 



APPRESSED / (appressus, adpressiis, pp. of adprimere, press to, <^ad, to, -f- premere, 

 press), applied closely to the surface or to each other; adpressed. 



APPROXIMATE (approximates, pp. approximare <ad, to; proximare, to approach), of 

 gills which approach but do not reach the stem. 



AQUEOUS (as if aqueus, <^aqua, water), watery; nearly colorless; hyaline. 



ARACH'NOID (Gr. a spider's web; -\-forma, form), like a cobweb. 



ARBOREAL, ARBOR / ICAL (arboreus, pertaining to trees), tree-inhabiting. 



ARCUATE (arcuatus, pp. arcnare, to bend like a bow, <arc?<s, a bow), bow-shaped. 



ARENACEOUS, ARENA'RIOUS, ARE'NOSE (arenaceus, harenaceus, sandy, <^arena, harena, 

 sand), sandy; growing in sandy places. 



ARE'OLATE (areola, dim. of area, a plot), divided into little areas or patches. 



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