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Superior, the upper surface; applied to the ring when near the apex of the stem.

Tetraspore, tetra Gr. four; spores.

Theca, cell-mother, the protoplasm of which originates by segmentation; a certain number of spores, usually eight, held in suspension in the protoplasm of the theca without being attached to each other or to the cell walls.

Thecaspore, the spore thus encased.

Tomentose, downy, with short hairs.

Torsive, spirally twisted.

Torulose, a cylindrical body swollen and restricted alternately.

Toxic, poisonous.

Trama, the substance proceeding from the hymenophore, intermediate between the plates (central in) of the gills of agarics.

Transverse, crosswise.

Tremelloid, jelly-like.

Truncate, ending abruptly, as if cut short; cut squarely off.

Tubaeform, trumpet-shaped.

Tubercle, a small wart-like excrescence.

Tubular, hollow and cylindrical.

Turbinate, top-shaped.

Typical, agreeing closely with the characters assigned to a group or species.

Umbilicate, having a central depression.

Umbo, the boss of a shield; applied to the central elevation of the cap of some mushrooms.

Umbonate, having a central boss-like elevation.

Uncinate, hooked.

Unequal, short imperfect gills interspersed among the others.

Universal, used in relation to the veil or volva which entirely envelops the mushroom when young.

Variety, an individual of a species differing from the rest in external form, size, color, and other secondary features, without perpetuating these differences only under exceptional circumstances.

Veil, in mushrooms a partial covering of the stem or margin of the pileus.

Veliform, a thin veil-like covering.

Venate, Veined, intersected by swollen wrinkles below and on the sides.

Ventricose, swollen in the middle.