GLOSSARY 



Disc, the central portion of the upper stirface of a mush- 

 room's cap. 

 Distant, said of gills that are far apart. 

 Eccentric, away from the center; between the center and 



the edge of a cap. 

 Elliptical, parallel-sided and rounded at the ends. 

 Emarginate, notched at the end; said of gills whose lower 



edge is scooped out at a point near the inner end. 

 Epidermis, the peel or skin. 



Farinaceous, mealy; bran-like; said of taste or odor. 

 Fibrous, provided with fibers. 

 Flesh, the inner substance of the cap or body of a 



fungus. 

 Flesh-color, a color like that of healthy human skin. 

 Floccose, downy; woolly; flaky. 

 Free, said of gills that do not reach the stem. 

 Fulvous, a yellowish-brown tint like that of tanned leather; 



tawny. 

 Fungus, a cryptogamous plant characterized by absence of 

 chlorophyl and getting its nourishment from organic 

 matter. 

 Gelatinous, jelly-like. 

 Genus, a group of species that possess characteristics in 



common. 

 Gills, the plates attached to the lower surface of an agaric, 



and on which the spores are formed. 

 Glabrous, smooth; without down or hairs. 

 Glaucous, dull-green, passing to grayish-blue. 

 Globular, globose, nearly spherical. 

 Gregarious, in groups (not tufts). 

 Habitat, natural abode. 

 Hyaline, transparent; clear, like glass. 



Hygrophanous, of a water-soaked appearance when moist 

 but opaque when dry. 



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