504 GLOSSARY 



Tetrasporous (Gr. tetras, four, s flora, a seed), bearing four spores. 



Thallus (Gr. thallos, a sprout), the whole of the body which does not serve for 



reproduction. 

 Tomentose [tomentum, woo], etc.), downy. 



Trama {trama, the weft or filling of a web), the substance between the hymenial 

 layers in Agaricacetz and Polyporacece. 



Tremelloid (tremo, to tremble), of the consistency of jelly. 



Truncate {trunco, to maim), ending abruptly as if cut short. 



Tubercle {tuberculuui, a little tuber), a small wart-like excrescence. 



Tuberculate, with small warty projections or excrescences. 



Tuberculiform, resembling a little tuber. 



Tubiform {tuba, a trumpet), trumpet-shaped. 



Turbinate {turbinates, cone-shaped), top-shaped. 



Umbilicate {umbilicus, the navel), with a small central depression. 



Umbonate {u?nbo, the boss of a shield), with a central boss-like elevation. 



Uncinate {uncinus, a hook), hooked. 



Universal, of the veil or volva which entirely envelops the fungus when young. 



Urceolate {urceola, a pitcher), pitcher-like, hollow and contracted at the mouth 

 like an urn or pitcher. 



Veil [velum, a covering), a covering of various texture more or less completely 



enwrapping a fungus when young. 

 Veliform {velum, a covering), of a thin veil-like covering. 

 Venose {venosus, veiny), having veins. 

 Ventricose {venter, the belly), swollen in the middle. 

 Vermiform {vermis, a worm), worm-shaped. 

 Verrucose {verruca, a wart), warty. 



Versiform {rersiformis, changing shape), of different shapes, or altering in shape 

 with age. 



Villous {villus, a tuft of hair), downy with soft hairs. 



Vinous, of the colour of claret, dark or dilute. 



Virgate {virga, a twig, stripe), streaked. 



Volva {volva, a wrapper), a covering or sac enveloping the young fungus. 



Volvate, having a volva. 



Zone, a circle of hairs, asperities, colour, etc. 



ix, a micromillimetre or l6 1 00 of a millimetre ; used for spore measurements. 



