GLOSSARY. 



Acute / . Gills when called acute have sharp edges or are 

 pointed at either end. 



Adnate'. Spoken of gills when they are firmly attached to 

 the stem. 



Adnex'. A less degree of attachment of gills than adnate. 



Agaric. A mushroom that bears gills. 



Aluta / ceous. A light leather color. 



Anastomosing. Interlacing of veins, spoken of gills that 

 are united by cross veins or partitions. 



An'nulus. The ring on the stem of a mushroom, formed by 

 the separation of the veil from the margin of the cap. 



A'pex. The top. The end of the stem nearest to the gills. 



Ap / ical. Eelating to the apex. 



Appendic / ulate. Hanging in small fragments. 



Arach / noid. Like a cobweb. 



Ar'cuate. Shaped like a bow. 



Are / olate. Any surface divided into little areas or patches. 



Axis. Stipe or stalk. 



Band. A broad bar of color. 



Basid'iuin (plural basidia). Mother cells in the hymenium. 



Behind. Posterior, the end of a gill next to the stem is said 

 to be the posterior end. 



Bifur / cate. Two-forked. 



Bulbous. Spoken of the stem when it has a bulb-like 

 swelling at the base. 



Ca9S / pitose. Growing in tufts. 



Campan / ulate. Bell-shaped. 



Cap. The pileus. 



Cartilaginous. Gristly, tough. 



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