324 GLOSSARY. 



Confervoid {Conferva, a name applied to certain of the Algce, sea-weeds ; 



e/Soy, form), like a Conferva ; from the finely branched threads. 

 CONNATE {con, together ; nascor, to be born), united by growing together. 

 Continuous (continuo, to unite), without a break ; e.g. of a surface which is 



not cracked, or of one part which runs into another without interruption. 

 Corrugated (corrugo, to wrinkle), drawn into wrinkles or folds. 

 Corticated {cortex, bark), furnished with bark-like covering. 

 Cortina (cortina, a veil), a veil of a spider-web structure ; applied to the 



peculiar veil of the genus Cortinarius. 

 Cortinate, furnished with a cortina. 

 Crenate {crena, a notch), notched at the edge. The notches are blunt or 



rounded, not sharp as in a serrated edge. 

 Cribrose (cribrum, a sieve), pierced with holes. 

 Cuspidate (cuspis, a point, spear), with a sharp spear-like point. 

 Cyathiform (cyathus, a cup ; forma, form), cup-shaped. 



Decurrent (decurro, to run down), running down; e.g. of gills on the apex 



of the stem. 

 Determinate (determino, to limit), ending definitely ; having a distinctly 



defined outline. 

 Diaphanous (Sid, through ; (patvu), to appear), of a transparent nature. 

 Dichotomous (Si'xa, Te/AU(o y to cut), divided into two ; regularly forked. 

 Dimidiate (dimidio, to halve), halved; e.g. of gills which reach half-way to 



the stem. 

 Disciform (discus, a quoit ; forma, form), disk-shaped ; of a circular and fiat 



form. 

 Dissepiments (dissepimentu/n, a partition), dividing walls. 

 Distant (disto, to stand apart), far apart ; of gills which have a wide distance 



between them. 

 Divaricate (divarico, to spread asunder), separating at an obtuse angle. 



Echinulate (echinus, a hedgehog), beset with short bristles. 

 Effused (effundo, to pour out), spread over without regular form. 

 Emarginate (e, out of; margo, the margin), of gills with a sudden curve as 



if scooped out at the point of attachment to the stem. 

 Epiphytal (hri, upon ; (pvrov, a plant), growing upon another plant. 

 Even, of a surface which is quite plane as contrasted e.g. with one which is 



striate, pitted, &c. Distinguished from smooth. A surface may not be 



smooth, and yet even. 



Farinaceous (farina, meal), mealy. 



Fasciate (fascia, a band or girth), zoned with coloured bands. 



Fasciculate (fascis, a bundle), growing in small bundles. 



Fastigiate (fastigium, the top), reaching the top. 



Fibrillose (fibra, a fibre), clothed with small fibres. 



Fibrous, composed of fibres. 



Filiform (filum, a thread ; forma, form), thread-like. 



Fimbriate (fimbrice, a fringe), fringed. 



Fissile (findo, to split), capable of being split. 



Fistulose (fistula, a pipe), hollow in the centre like a pipe. 



Flocci (floccus, a lock of wool), woolly locks. 



