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MYCOLOGICAL GLOSSARY. 



Toad'stool : any one of the common conspicuous fungi; same as j\Iush- 

 room ; may be poisonous or non-poisonous, edible or inedible. 



To'rosc: swollen at intervals. 



Tra'ma: the interior portion of the gills or pileus. 



Trcmcl'loid : gelatinous or stiff jelly-like, as a Trcmclla. 



Tii'mid: slightly swollen. 



Umhil'icatc: with a rounded pit or central depression. 



Um'bo: central elevation as on the cap of some Mushrooms. 



Um'bonaic: with an umbo. 



Unequal: applied to gills of unequal length. 



Universal z'eil: a volva which entirely envelopes the plant when young. 



Ure'do: the second stage in the life cycle of rusts; red Rust. 



Urc'dosporc: a thin-walled summer spore produced by the Uredo, or stage 

 of the group of Rusts preceding the teleutospore-bearing. 



J'aginate: having a sheath. 



J'eil: a covering of a part or all of the fungus; see Partial Veil, Uni- 

 X'ersal rcil. 



J'en'tricose: swollen in the middle. 



J'e'-'nieose: appearing as if varnished. 



J'er'rueose: coveerd with warts or small elevations. 



I'erni'eiforni : same as verrucose. 



I'es'iele: a bladder-like cavaity, or a cell. 



Vesicular. 7'csiculose: full of rounded cavities or vescicles. 



Vol'z'a: a wrapper or etivelope which at first covers the entire j-oung plant ; 

 a universal veil : it may remain as a cup at the base of the INlush- 

 room, or be broken up in fragments distributed over the cap and 

 base of stem. 



Z Dilate: marked with zones or concentric bands of color. 



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