The Shroomery Mycology Glossary
This glossary is to serve as a reference for both beginners and the advanced. Please e-mail us if you have any definitions that you feel should be added here.
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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 |