clavate
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of clavate
1655–65; < New Latin clāvātus, equivalent to Late Latin clāv ( a ) club + -ātus -ate 1
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P. 6-9 cm. compact, convexo-plane, obtuse, fuscous-cinnamon, fibrillose; g. very broad, lilac then tan; s. 6-9 cm. solid, clavate, colour of p. then tawny-yellow, fibrils and veil fuscous; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
These curious fungi partake more or less of a clavate form, and are parasitic on insects.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Some species of Isaria and Torrubia also affect the larvæ and pupæ of moths and butterflies, converting the whole interior into a mass of mycelium, and fructifying in a clavate head.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Partial veil superior, forming a pendulous ring round the apex of the subequal or clavate stem.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 5-7 cm. convex, silky, at length broadly gibbous, whitish violet; g. serrulate, greyish violet; s. 4-5 cm. clavate, whitish violet, with a median ring-like zone; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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