The Shroomery Mycology Glossary

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lacunose a surface with wide sunken pits like an irregular honey comb
lamellae other name for gills
lamellate with gills
lamellulae gills that don’t reach the stem interspersed between lamellae
latex fluid often milky that oozes from cut surfaces in some species. Characteristic of Lactarius
lignicolous growing on wood
luminescent emission of light, glows in the dark. Characteristic of some fungi e.g. Omphalotus

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