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500 G L O S S A R Y
Heterogeneous {Gr. heteros, o n e o f two, gennao, to b eg e t), n o t u n ifo rm in
stru c tu re .
Hispid [hispidiis, b ris tly ), b e se t w ith ro u g h h a irs o r b ris tle s .
Homogeneous (Gr. homos, o n e a n d th e same, gennao, to b eg e t), u n ifo rm in
s tru c tu re .
Hyaline {hualos, clear), co lo u rless, tra n slu c en t.
Hybernaculum, hibernaculum [hiberno, to w in te r), a p p lie d to forms in which
c e rta in fungi p a ss th e w in te r, sc le ro tia.
Hygrométrie (Gr. hugros, m o ist, meti’on, a m e a su re ), in flu en c ed b y m o istu re .
Hygrophanous (Gr. hug7-os, mo ist, phamo, to ap p e a r), o f a w a te ry a p p e a ran c e
w h en moist.
Hymenium (Gr. humen, a m em b ran e ), th e sp o re -b e a rin g surface.
Hymenophore (G r. hume7i, a m em b ran e , phe7‘o, to b e a r), th e s tru c tu re wh ich
bea rs th e h ym en ium , as th e u n d e r surface o f th e p ileu s to w h ich th e g ills are
a tta c h e d in Aga7-icaceæ, th e sp o ro p h o re .
Hypertrophy (Gr. huper, ab o v e , trophe, food), a n a b n o rm a l e n la rg em e n t o f an
o rg an by disease.
Hypha (Gr. huphe, a w eb ), p i. hyphæ, th e th re a d -lik e e lem en t o f w h ich a fungus
is m a d e u p .
Imbricate [imbricatus, co v e red w ith tile s), o v e rlap p in g as th e tile s on a roof.
Immarginate [in, n eg a tiv e , i?ia7go, a m a rg in ), w ith o u t a d is tin c t b o rd e r.
Immersed, su n k in th e m a trix .
Inferior [ififerior, low e r), o f th e an n u lu s o n th e stem, fa r down .
Infundibuliform [i7if7mdibuhim, a fu n n e l), fu n n el-sh ap ed .
Innate [i7i, in to , nascor, to b e b o rn ), a d h e rin g b y g row in g in to .
Involute [i7i, in , volvo, to ro ll), ro lle d inwards.
Isabelline or I s a b e lla co lo u r, d irty -taw n y , as o f soiled lin en .
Laciniate [lacinia, a la p p e t, flap), d iv id e d in to flaps.
Lacunæ [lactma, a h o le o r c av ity ), h o le s o r d epressions.
L a c u n o s e , m a rk e d w ith sm a ll hollows.
Lamellæ [lamella, a th in p la te ), th e g ills in Agaricacece.
Lanceolate [lancea, a la n c e o r sp e a r), la n c e -sh ap ed ; n a rrow a n d ta p e rin g to
b o th ends.
Linear [linea, a lin e ), n a rrow a n d s tra ig h t, s ev e ra l tim e s lo n g e r th a n w id e .
Loculus [loculus, a li ttl e c om p a rtm e n t), a c e ll o f a se p ta te sp o re .
Mammiform [mamma, a b re a s t), b re a s t-sh ap e d .
Marginate [margo, a m a rg in ), h av in g a d is tin c t b o rd e r.
Matrix [7/iatrix, th e w om b ), th e su b stan c e on w h ic h a fu n g u s g row s.
Medial [medium, th e m id d le ), o f th e an n u lu s, w h en a t th e m id d le o f th e stem.
Merismoid (Gr. merizo, to d iv id e, eidos, form), h a v in g a b ra n c h e d o r la c in ia te
p ileus.
Merulioid, re s em b lin g th e h ym e n ium o f Merttlius.
Mitrate (Gr. mitra, a h e ad -d re ss ), w ith th ic k ro u n d e d p ileu s.
Mucedinous Qnucedus, m o u ld y ), o f th e n a tu re o f th e g ro u p Mticedines, n ak e d -
sp o red mo u ld s.
Multifid [multifidus, m a n y cleft), d iv id ed h alf-w ay in to m a n y lobe s.
Multipartite [multipartitus, m a n y tim es d iv id ed ), d iv id ed m a n y tim e s a n d mo re
d e e p ly th a n mu ltifid .
Muricate [murex, a sh a rp s to n e , a b i t w ith sh a rp sp ik es, a s p ik e d b a ll), ro u g h
w ith sh o rt h a rd tu b e rc u la r excrescences.
Muriform (murus, a w a ll), w ith ce lls re s em b lin g b ric k s in a wall.
Mycelium (G r. mukes, a fungus), spawm o f fungi, th e v eg e ta tiv e p o rtio n , comp
o sed o f h y p hæ .
Mycology (Gr. mukes, a fungus, logos, a discourse), th e s tu d y o f fungi.
Nuclear (nucleus, a k e rn e l), p e rta in in g to a k e rn e l-lik e g row th as in Næmatelia.
Obconic (oh, in v e rse ly , conus, a cone ), in v e rse ly conical.
Obovate (ob, in v e rse ly , ovum, a n eg g ), in v e rse ly eg g -sh ap ed .
Obtuse (obtusus), b lu n t o r ro u n d e d a t th e en d .
Ochreous (ochra, y e llow -e a rth ), y e llow , n o t red -o ch re .
Operculum (operculum, a lid ), a cover.
Ostiolum (ostiolum, a little d o o r), th e a p e rtu re th ro u g h w h ic h th e sp o res e sc ap e
in th e Gasteromycetes.
Ovate (ovum, a n eg g ), eg g -sh ap ed .
Papilla (papilla, a n ip p le ), a n ip p le -lik e e lev a tio n .
Papillate, Papillose, w ith n ip p le -lik e elev a tio n s.
Paraphyses (Gr. para, b eside , phusis, g row th ), s te rile filam en ts in a h ymen ium.
Partial, o f a veil, c lo th in g th e stem a n d re a c h in g to th e ed g e o f th e p ileu s , b u t
n o t e x ten d in g b e y o n d it.
Patelliform (patella, a sm a ll d ish ), d ish -sh ap ed .
Pectinate (pecten, a com b ), lik e th e te e th of a com b .
Pedicel (pediculus, a sm all foot), a s u p p o rt o r s ta lk , as th e sm all co lum n w h ich
su p p o rts th e in n e r p e rid ium in som e sp ecies of Geaster.
Pedicellate, b o rn o n a p ed ic e l.
Pellicle (pellicula, a sm a ll sk in ), a d e lic a te su p erficial m em b ran e .
Pelliculose, fu rn ish ed w ith a p e llic le or d e lic a te d is tin c t sk in .
Peltate (pelta, a ta rg e t), ta rg e t-sh a p e d .
Pencilled, w ith p e n c il-lik e h a irs e ith e r o n th e tip o r b o rd e r.
Penicillate (penicillum, a little b ru sh ), p en c il-sh ap ed .
Peridiola, d im in u tiv e o f p e rid ium .
Peridium (Gx. peridion, a little p o u ch ), th e o u te r e n v e lo p in g co a t en c lo sin g th e
g le b a in th e Gasteromycetes.
Peristome (Gr. peri, ab o u t, stoma, a m o u th ), th e frin g e o r its h om o lo g u e ro u n d
th e orifice o f th e p e rid ium in Geaster, Tulostoma, e tc ., am o n g st th e Gasteromycetes.
Perithecium (Gr. peri, ab o u t, theke, a case), a re c e p ta c le en c lo sin g spores.
Peronate (pero, a k in d o f h ig h b o o t), s h e a th ed , e.g. o f a stem w h ich h a s a
w o o lly co v e rin g lik e a leg g ed b o o t.
Pervious (pervius, p a ssab le ), h av in g a n o p en p a ssag e-w ay ; h o llow to th e base, as
in some stems.
Pezizoid (eidos, re s em b lan c e ), c u p -sh ap ed , lik e a Peziza, a g en u s o f Ascomycetes.
Pileate, w ith a cap .
Pileoli, se co n d a ry p ile i, arisin g from th e d ivision o f a p rim a ry pileus.
Pileus (pileus, a c ap ), a p a r t o f th e re c e p ta c le o f a fungus, e.g. th e cap -lik e h e a d
in Aga7-icacece.
Pilose (pilus, a h a ir), co v e red w ith h a irs.
Plane (planus), level, ev en , flat.
P la sm o d iu m (Gr. plasma, fo rmed su b stan c e ), th e n a k e d n u c le a te d p ro to p la sm o f
th e Mycetozoa.
Plicate (plico, to fold), fo ld ed in to p la its .
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