exoperidium
[ ek-soh-puh-rid-ee-uhm ]
noun,plural ex·o·pe·rid·i·a [ek-soh-puh-rid-ee-uh]. /ˌɛk soʊ pəˈrɪd i ə/. Mycology.
the outer of the two layers into which the peridium is divided.
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exoperidium cut beyond the middle into seven to nine acute segments.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardFleshy layer closely attached, very light in color, usually smooth on the limb of the exoperidium but cracked on the segments.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardThe outer coat or exoperidium recurved, segments acute at the apex, eight to twelve segments divided to about the middle.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hardexoperidium cut in six to ten segments about half way, the limb deeply saccate.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hardexoperidium revolute, cut to about the middle in eight to ten segments.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
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