villose
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of villose
First recorded in 1720–30, villose is from the Latin word villōsus shaggy. See villus, -ose 1
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P. subumbil. floccosely villose, blackish blue; s. capillary. aethiops, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Stem solid, or stuffed then hollow, fibrous inside; outside villose over the cartilaginous cortex.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Exp. even, purplish flesh colour, pellicle separable when dry; g. rosy violet; s. villose then striate.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The stem is slender, equal or slightly tapering upward, rather fragile; stuffed or hollow; generally villose or tomentose at the base; paler than, or colored like, the pileus.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
The leaves are inversely ovate, lanceolate, villose, and slightly toothed.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
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