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Separable
(Of gills or stems) Easily separated from the cap.
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Scaber
Rough knobs of tufted hyphal ends, projecting from surface of stem; characteristic of the bolete genus Leccinum.
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Saprobe
An organism that lives on dead or decaying organisms or organic material.
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Saclike
(Of volva) Shaped like a cup or sac around the base of the stem, saccate.
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Rhizomorph
A rootlike structure attached to the stem base, black and hard, carbonaceous, often penetrating the substrate; common in Armillaria and some species of Marasmius.
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Radially arranged
Radiating from a central point, like the spokes of a wheel, as in differently colored or shaded fibrils on the cap of a fungus.
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Pseudorhiza
A long, false rootlike structure; defines the genera Hymenopellis and Phaeocollybia.
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Pruina
Small white or colored dots, often on the apex of the stem but sometimes covering the stem.
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Polypore
Common name for members of the family Polyporaceae, with firmly attached, thin tube layers on leathery or woody fruiting bodies.
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Pleurotoid
Type of mushroom fruit body with cap and gills, but either lacking a stem or having a highly reduced and lateral stem; as in Pleurotus.
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