GLOSSARY 
5i 
Mammiform ( mamma , a breast). Breast-shaped. 
Marginate { margo, an edge or margin). Having a clearly-defined 
margin or border. 
Matrix ( matrix , the womb). The substance upon which a fungus 
grows. 
Mesopod (Gr. mesos , middle ; pous, a foot). Having a central stem. 
Multifid [multus, many ; fidus , cleft). Cut into many segments or lobes. 
Mycelium (Gr. mukes, a mould). The vegetative portion or spawn of 
fungi, composed of hyphae. 
Mycology (Gr. mukes , a fungus ; logos, a discourse). The study of 
fungi. 
Nodulose or Nodular ( nodulus , a little knot). Knotted. 
Nuclear ( nucleus , a kernel). With a kernel-like central growth, as in 
the genus Naematelia. 
Oblong ( oblongus , oblong). Considerably longer than broad, and with 
nearly parallel sides. 
Obovate ( ob , inversely ; ovalus, egg-shaped). Ovate, with the broader 
end towards the apex. 
Obtuse ( obtusus , blunt). Blunt or rounded at the end. 
Ochreous ( ochni , yellow earth). Yellow, not red, ochre. 
Opaque. Mostly used in the sense of dull, not shining. 
Operculum [operculum, a lid). A cover. 
Orbicular ( orbiculus, a little ball). Circular ; a flat body with a circular 
outline. 
Ovat.e [ovum, an egg). Egg-shaped. 
Papilla [papilla , a nipple). A nipple-like projection ; hence papillate. 
Paraphyses (Gr. para, beside ; phusis, growth). Sterile threads in the 
hymenium of some fungi. 
Pectinate [pecten, a comb). With narrow, close segments, like the teeth 
of a comb. 
Pedicel ( pediculus , a small foot). A secondary stalk or support ; hence 
pedicellate. 
Perennial [perennis, durable). Lasting some years. 
Peridium (Gr. peridion, a little pouch). The outer cover investing the 
gleba in Gasteromycetes. 
Peronate [pero, a kind of high boot). Sheathed—a term applied to a 
stem with a woolly covering. 
Pileate ( pileus , a cap). Having a cap or pileus. 
Pileus [pileus, a cap). A term usually applied to the cap-like head of a 
fungus protecting the spore-bearing surface beneath. 
Pilose [pilus, hair). Hairy. 
4—2 
