158 MUSHKOOMS. 



Im / bricated. Overlapping like the tiles of a roof. 



Incras / sated. Thickened. 



Inferior. Applied to a ring that is far down on the stem. 



Infundibuliform. Funnel-shaped. 



Involute. Rolled inward. 



Labyrinthine. Like a labyrinth. 



Lac / erate. Torn. 



Larnel'la. See gill. 



Line. y% of an inch. 



Mac / ulate. Spotted. 



Medial or median. When the ring is situated in the middle 

 of the stem. 



Membranaceous. Thin, soft, like a membrane. 



Mica / ceou3. Covered with shining particles, like mica. 



Mother cell. A cell from which another is derived. 



Myce / lium. The vegetative part of fungi, commonly called 

 the spawn. 



Mycologist. One who is versed in the study of fungi. 



Obo / vate. Having the broad end turned toward the top. 



Obsolete. Nearly imperceptible. 



Obtuse. Blunt. 



Ochra'ceous. Light brownish-yellow. 



Ovate. Egg-shaped. 



Parasite. A plant growing on another living body, from 

 which it gains its nourishment. 



Pel'licle. See cuticle. 



Perennial. Growing from year to year. 



Perid / ium. The outer covering of the spores in some fungi, 

 as in puff-balls. 



Peridi'olum. The inside peridium containing the spores. 



Pi'leus. See cap. 



Piriform or pyriform. Pear-shaped. 



Plane. Level surface. 



Pores. The tubes in Polyporei. 



Posterior. Term applied to the end of the gill next to the 

 stem. 



