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VAGUE, indefinite. 
VA'RIABLE, said of a species which 
embraces many individuals which de¬ 
part more or less from the type of the 
group. 
VA'RIEGATED, marked with different 
colors; mottled; same as papilionace¬ 
ous. 
VARI'ETY, a subdivision of a species 
with minor characteristics uniformly 
varying- from the type. 
VAS'CULAR, consisting of. relating to 
or furnished with vessels or ducts. 
VAS'CULIFORM, having the form of a 
little vessel, like a common flower-pot. 
VAS'CULUM, a botanist’s case or box 
for carrying collected specimens. 
VAUL'TED, arched like the roof of the 
mouth. 
VEIL, VE'LUM, (a) partial or marginal 
veil, a special envelope extending from 
the margin of pileus to the stipe en¬ 
closing the lamellae; (b) universal veil 
or volva, a special envelope enclosing 
the entire plant in the young state eith¬ 
er concrete with the cuticle of the pi¬ 
leus as in Lepiota or discrete as in 
Amanita, ultimately ruptured by the 
expanding pileus. (c)a membranaceous, 
fibrous or gramulose coating stretched 
over the mouth of an apothecium or 
cup soon breaking up into fragments. 
VEINS, swollen wrinkles on the sides of 
and at the base between the lamellae, 
often connected to form cross parti¬ 
tions. 
VELTFORM, VELAMEN'TOUS, re¬ 
sembling or serving as a veil. 
VE'LUM, veil. 
VELU'TINE, VELU'TINOUS, velvety. 
VE'NATE, VEINED, VE'NOSE, VE'- 
NOUS, having veins. 
VEN'TRAL, applied to the under side 
of pileus; opposite to ‘dorsal.’ 
VEN'TRICOSE, swelling out in the 
middle; bellying. 
VERMIC'ULAR, VERMIC'ULATE. 
worm-shaped. 
VER'NAL, of or pertaining to the 
Spring. 
VER'NICOSE, appearing as if varn¬ 
ished. 
VERRU'CA, (pi. VERRU'CAE), wart. 
VER'RUCOSE, VERRU'CIFORM, 
covered with warts. 
VERRU'CULOSE, minutely verrucose. 
VER'TEX, the upper extremity. 
VERTICIL'LATE, whorled. 
VES'CICLE, a minute bladder-like cell 
or cavity. 
VESIC'ULAR, VESFCULATE, VESIC'- 
ULOSE, VESIC'ULOUS, composed of 
or like vesicles. 
VIL'LOSE, VIL'LOUS, covered with 
long soft weak hairs. 
VI'NOUS, of the color of red wine. 
VIOLA'CEOUS, of a violet color. 
VIRES'CENT, green or becoming green. 
VIR'GATE, (a) streaked; (b) having 
wand-like branches. 
VIRIDES'CENT, slightly green; green¬ 
ish. 
VIS'CID, moist and sticky. 
VIS'COUS, gluey. 
VITEL'LINE. egg-yellow color; lute- 
ous. 
VOL'VA, (a) wrapper; same as univer¬ 
sal veil (see veil); the name is often 
applied to that portion of a discrete 
volva which is left after rupturing 
either atached in fragments to, or 
forming a distinct membranous sheath 
about the base of the stipe, (b) the per- 
idium in phalloids analogous to the 
volva in amanita. 
VOL'VIFORM, having the form of a 
volva. 
WART, any wart-like excrescence; 
name applied to the wart-like remains 
of the volva on the surface of the pi¬ 
leus of some amanitas. 
WAVED, WA'VY, see undulate. 
WHORLED, having parts arranged in 
a circle around an axis; verticillate. 
ZO'NATE, ZONED, marked with con¬ 
centric bands of color. 
ZONES, circular bands of color. 
