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Toadstool :: Toadstool (n.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter..

Fungi :: Fungi (pl. ) of Fungu.

Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

Truffle :: Truffle (n.) Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. aestivum) are much esteemed as articles of food..

Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

Perithecium :: Perithecium (n.) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification..

Erumpent :: Erumpent (a.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.

Phallus :: Phallus (n.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.

Peziza :: Peziza (n.) A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep colors..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.

Fungivorous :: Fungivorous (a.) Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.

Pileus :: Pileus (n.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia..

Swarmspore :: Swarmspore (n.) One of innumerable minute, motile, reproductive bodies, produced asexually by certain algae and fungi; a zoospore..

Brand Spore :: Brand spore () One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand..

Pseudospore :: Pseudospore (n.) A peculiar reproductive cell found in some fungi.

Volva :: Volva (n.) A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops..

Fungian :: Fungian (n.) One of the Fungidae.

Floccus :: Floccus (n.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.

Zygosperm :: Zygosperm (n.) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. Zygosperms are found in certain orders of algae and fungi..

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