The Shroomery Mycology Glossary

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eccentric off set to one side. used to describe how the stem attaches to the cap.
echiniulate covered in spines
ellipsoid rugby football shaped
emarginate of gills notched near the stem, similar to sinuate but with a much more conspicuous notch
endoperidium the innermost wall of the fruit body of Gasteromycetes
evanescent ephemeral, soon disappearing
exdoperidium the outermost wall of the fruit body of Gasteromycetes

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