o the cap.
Gill. Lamella, a radiating plate under the cap of an Agaric.
Gla'brous. Smooth.
Glo'bose. Nearly round.
Gran'ular. Consisting of or covered with grains.
Grega'rions. Growing in groups.

Hab'itat. Place of growth.
Homoge'neous. Of like nature.
Hyme'nium. The fruit-bearing surface, a continuous layer of spore mother
cells.
Hy'phae (singular Hypha). Elementary threads of a fungus, cylindrical,
thread-like bodies, developing by growth at the apex.

Im'bricated. Overlapping like the tiles of a roof.
Incras'sated. Thickened.
Inferior. Applied to a ring that is far down on the stem.
Infundibuliform. Funnel-shaped.
Involute. Rolled inward.

Labyrin'thine. Like a labyrinth.
Lac'erate. Torn.
Lamel'la. See gill.
Line. 1/12 of an inch.

Mac'ulate. Spotted.
Me'dial or median. When the ring is situated in the middle of the stem.
Membrana'ceous. Thin, soft, like a membrane.
Mica'ceous. Covered with shining particles, like mica.
Mother cell. A cell from which another is derived.
Myce'lium. The vegetative part of fungi, commonly called the spawn.
Mycol'ogist. One who is versed in the study of fungi.

Obo'vate. Having the broad end turned toward the top.
Ob'solete. Nearly imperceptible.
Obtuse. Blunt.
Ochra'ceous. Light brownish-yellow.
Ovate. Egg-shaped.

Par'asite. A plant growing on another living body, from which it gains
its nourishment.
Pel'licle. See cuticle.
Peren'nial. Growing from year to year.
Perid'ium. The outer covering of the spores in some fungi, as in
puff-balls.
Peridi'olum. The inside peridium containing the spores.
Pi'leus. See cap.
Pir'iform or pyriform. Pear-shaped.
Plane. Level surface.
Pores. The tubes in Polyporei.
Poste'rior. Term applied to the end of the gill next to the stem.
Pru'inose. Covered with a bloom or powder.
Pulver'ulent. Covered with powder or dust.
Putres'cent. Decaying.

Rad'icating. Taking root.
Retic'ulated. Marked with cross lines like a net.
Rev'olute. Rolled upward or backward.
Ri'mose. Cracked.
Rim'ulose. Covered with small cracks.
Ring. Annulus.
Riv'ulose. Marked with lines like rivers in maps.
Rotund'. Round.
Ru'gose. Wrinkled.

Sap'id. Agreeable to the taste.
Sap'rophyte. A plant that lives on decaying matter.
Scab'rous. Rough.
Scis'sile. Easily split.
Sep'arating. Spoken of gills when they easily separate from the stem.
Ses'sile. Stemless.
Sin'uate. Wavy, A gill that has a sudden curve near the stem.
Sor'did. Dingy.
Spore. The same