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Coiiid'ia: plural of condium. 



Co'iid'ial: pertaining to conidia. 



Cniiidiif'croiis: bearing conidia. 



Conid'iophorc: a hypha bearing conidia. 



Conid'iuin: a spore (non-sexual) arising singly or in chains from tlie ends 

 of a hypha or hyphal liranches. 



Con'tcxt: texture, substance. 



Continuous: non-septate, applied to hyphae or spores that liavc no septa. 



Coria'ccous: of a leathery texture. 



Cor'neous: of a horny texture. 



Cor' f ex: outer, rind-like layer. 



Coi-'iiciilar: pertaining 10 or witli a cortex 



Corti'iia: the web-like veil of the genus Cortinarius. 



Cor'tinatc : with a cortina. 



Cos'tatc: with a ridge or ridges. 



Cralc'rifonii: saucer-shaped, basin or crater-shaped. 



Crc'natc: notched, indented or scalloped at the edge. 



Cretaceous: chalky or the color of chalk. 



Crib' rate: sieve-like, or with small holes. 



Cri'uite: with a tuft of long weak hairs. 



Cris'tate: crested. 



Criista'ceous: of hard and brittle texture. 



Cryp'togani: an old name for the "lower plants" or all tliose not inchukd 

 in the spcnuatophytes or flowering plants. 



Cu'neate: wedge-shaped. 



Cus' pidate : with a cusp or sharp point. 



Cu'iicle: distinct skin-like layer or epidermis. 



Cyath'ifonn: cup-shaped, slightly widened at top. 



Cym'biform : boat-shaped. 



Cyst: a bladder-like cell or cavity. 



Cystid'iuui (pi. eystidia): .sterile cells of the liyineiiiuiii. usually bladder- 

 like, and different from the basidia. 



Deeur'reiit: said of gills that are prolonged down the stem. 



Ih^Hques cent : melting down, becoming liquid at maturity. 



Dendroid : shaped like a tree. 



Pen' fate: tootb.ed. 



Poilic'ulatc: with small teeth. 



Ih\uending: applied to the veil in a young stage when its marginal attac!i- 

 ment is below its stem attachment. 



Diagno'sis: a lechnical description. 



Diaph'anniis: trans])arent or permitting passage ot light. 



Jh'chot'onious: regularly forked into two. 



Dic'tyoid: the same as nuu-iform. 



Did'yniovs: of two er|ual parts. 



Dit'iluenl: dissolving into a Ihiid. as of tin- gilis. 



Dif'fonn: uoi uniform. 



Diniid'iale: halved, as a ^emi-circular sessile pileus attached t > the phnu' 

 edge; or a perithecium with the lower half wanting. 



Dimorpli'ic: existing in two forms. 



Disc (disk): the hymcnial surface, usu.ally cui)-shai)e(I, of the Ih'sconiy- 

 celes. 



Diseoniyce'les: liu- . Isemnyccles with hynieniuni exposed. 



Discrete' distinct, not united. 



Divaricate : diverging wi(U>ly. 



jihen'eous: ebony black. 



I'.hur'ncous: ivory white. 



liccentric: excentric, as stem not altaclied at ceiiler ol pileu' 



Jlcli'inate: with stiff bristles. 



lichin'ulale: with niimite processes. 



I-J'fused: s))read over and without regular form. 



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