CHAPTER IX 



GLOSSARY 



Abortive, imperfect or wanting. 



Acrid, sharp or biting to the tongue. 



Adnate, growing into or fast to ; said of gills that are attached 



broadly to the stem. 

 Adnexed, said of gills which are adjacent to the stem but not 



broadly attached to it. 

 Agaric, a mushroom having a fleshy cap, on the under side of 



which are gills. 

 Alutaceous, of the color of tanned leather; brownish-yellow. 

 Annulus, the collar or ring on the stem of a mushroom formed 



by the separation of the veil from the margin of the cap. 

 Appendiculate, hanging in small fragments. 

 Appressed, applied closely to the surface; said of the margin 



of a cap which lies closely against the stem. 

 Arcuate, arched; shaped like a bow. 

 Argillaceous, see Clay-colored. 

 Astringent, puckery to the taste. 

 Aurantiaceous, orange-colored. 

 Basidia, mother cells on the spore-bearing surface of agarics 



and certain other fungi, from which the spores are cast off. 

 Bay, a rich dark-reddish chestnut color; badious. 

 Buff, a light, dull, brownish yellow, like the color of chamois 



skin. 

 Bulbous, said of the stem of a mushroom when it has a bulb- 

 like swelling at the base. 

 Caespitose, growing in tufts or clumps. 

 Campanulate, bell-shaped. 



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