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Mucediiioiis, mould like. 



Mufi/oginous, slimy. 



MultifiJ, deeply cleft into many seg- 

 ments. 



Aluricatf, rough with short hard points. 



Naked, destitute of the covering usually 

 present. 



Nebitlose, clouded. 



Nodulose, covered with pimples or knots. 



Obsolete, suppressed or scarcely apparent. 



Obtuse, rounded, blunt. 



Opaque, having a dull appearance ; 

 neither transparent nor shining. 



Osseous, of a bony te.xture. 



Pallescent, somewhat pale. 



Pallid, lacking in color; of an indistinct 

 watery or dirty-white color. 



Papillate, having minute soft tubercles 

 like those on the tongue. 



Papillose, papillate. 



Papyraceous, papery. 



Patent, spreading ; used of the margin. 



Pectinate, divided into narrow comb-like 

 teeth. 



Pellicle, a thin distinct outer layer or skin; 

 not thick and hard like a crust. 



Pelliculose, covered with a pellicle. 



Pellucid, translucent. 



Penicillate, bordered with fine hairs like 

 those of a camel'shair brush. 



Peridiuni, the outer layer or covering of a 

 closed fungus fruit-body, like a puff- 

 ball. 



Persistent, firmly attached and lasting. 

 'Piliferous, pilose. 



Pilose, bearing long soft hairs, more or 

 less erect and separate. 



Pitted, marked with small depressions. 



Plane, flat. 



Plicate, folded lengthwise, as in a fan. 



Plicalulate, minutely plicate. 



Polished, smooth and shiny. 



Porose, pierced with many small, rounded 

 openings. 



Premorse, appearing as if bitten ofl". 



Proliferous, producing offshoots. 



Pruinose, covered with a whitish powdery 

 bloom as if frosted. 



Puberulent, minutely pubescent ; having 

 a few short soft hairs. 



Pubescent, covered with short soft downy 

 hairs. 



Pulveraceous, pulverulent. 



Pulverulent, dusty or powdery. 



Punctate, having transparent or colored 

 points or dots. 



Pustulate, having pimples or blisters, 

 usually somewhat larger than in papil- 

 late. 



Radiant, radiating. 



Radiate, radiating. 



Radiating, spreading from a common 

 center. 



Ramose, bearing branches, usually many 

 in number. 



Recurved, bent backward ninety degrees 

 or less. 



Reflected, refiexed. 



Reflexed, bent backward more than ninety 

 degrees or, if less, bent more abruptly 

 than in recurved. 



Repand, wavy ; used chiefly of the 

 margin. 



Resupinate, reversed, inverted. 



Reticulate, marked like a net with 

 meshed fibers. 



Revolute, strongly curved or rolled back- 

 ward or upward ; opposite of involute. 



Rigescent, nearly rigid. 



Rigid, firm, stiff, unyielding. 



Rimose, marked with numerous clefts or 

 cracks. 



Riinulose, minutely rimose. 



Rivulose, marked with fine wavy chan- 

 nels or grooves. 



Rotund, rounded. 



Rugose, wrinkled. 



Rugulose, minutely wrinkled. 



Satiny, glossy like satin. 



Scabrate, scabrous. 



Scabrid, slightly scabrous. 



Scabridous, somewhat scabrid. 



Scabrous, rough with minute hard points 

 or short stiff hairs. 



Scaly, covered with scales, which are 

 usually fibrous. 



