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Stipel :: Stipe (n.) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.

Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..

Fungus :: Fungus (n.) A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds..

Theca :: Theca (n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord..

Moril :: Moril (n.) An edible fungus. Same as 1st Morel.

Brand :: Brand (v. t.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei.

Hysterophyte :: Hysterophyte (n.) A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter..

Fungi :: Fungi (n. pl.) See Fungus.

Turban-top :: Turban-top (n.) A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, / Gyromitra, esculenta.)..

Auricula :: Auricula (n.) A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judae, or Jew's-ear..

Puffball :: Puffball (n.) A kind of ball-shaped fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum, and other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist, puff, and puffin..

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea..

Punk :: Punk (n.) A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric..

Rust :: Rust (v. i.) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants..

Bolete :: bolete (n.) any fungus of the family Boletaceae.

Bullfice :: Bullfice (n.) A kind of fungus. See Puffball.

Stinking :: Stinkhorn (n.) A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor..

Earthstar :: Earthstar (n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores..

Funguses :: Funguses (pl. ) of Fungu.

Earth-tongue :: Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.

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