GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 
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Abbreviated, suddenly shortened. 
Acerose, linear and sharp-pointed, like a needle. 
Acicular, needle-shaped. 
Acuminate, coming gradually to a point. 
Adherent, sticking together. 
Adnate, attached, adhering by growth. 
Adpressed, pressed together. 
ruginous, verdigris-green colour. 
Agglutinate, glued together. 
Aggregate, crowded together. 
Alutaceous, tan-colour or buff. 
Amethyst, bluish-violet colour. 
Anastomosing, uniting in a network. 
Annulate, ringed. 
Apiculate, terminating in a sharp but short point. 
Apothecium, the organ of fructification which bears the asci, or 
hymenium, otherwise called the cup or the receptacle. i 
Applanate, flattened out or horizontally expanded. 
Areole, spaces distinctly marked out on a surface; small cells or 
cavities. 
Areolate, covered with areola. 
Argillaceous, clay-colour, light brownish ash-colour. 
Articulate, jointed. 
Ascending, attaining a vertical position. 
Asci, cells containing the sporidia; otherwise called thece. 
Ascigerous, furnished with asci. 
Ascus, singular of Asci. 
Attenuated, tapered, gradually diminished in size. 
Aurantiacus, pale orange-colour. 
Bay, reddish-brown, inclining to chestnut-colour. 
Bi- (from the Latin bis, twice), a prefix denoting twice or double; as 
biseriate, in a double series. 
Biguttulate, furnished with two guttulz or drops. 
