V - Mycology Terms

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Velvety
A surface covered with very fine and soft hairs.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Ventricose
[ ven-tri-kohs ]
swollen midsection.
Vermiculite
[ ver-mik-yuh-lahyt ]
a naturally occurring mineral that is used in cultivation to improve moisture retention of a substrate.
Verrucose
[ ver-uh-kohs ]
covered by a wart-like substance.
Villose
[ vil-ohs ]
A surface covered with long soft hairs.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Vinaceous
[ vahy-ney-shuh s ]
red wine colored
Virgate
[ vur-git ]
A streaked surface.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Viscid
[ vis-id ]
A sticky glue-like surface texture.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Volva
[ vol-vuh ]
The remains of the universal veil found at the base of the stipe (stem) of some mushrooms; a membrane-like tissue
See Stem and Veils.