Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi / How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.

by Charles McIlvaine; Robert K. Macadam

An´nular (annularis, relating to a ring, < annulus, a ring), ring-shaped.

An´nulate (See Annular), having a ring.

An´nulus (See Annular), the ring on the stem of a mushroom formed by the separation of the veil from the margin of the cap.

Anom´alous (anomalus, irregular, uneven), deviating from a general rule, method or analogy.

Anom´aly (anomalia, irregularity, unevenness), any deviation from the usual character.

Ante´rior (as if from anterus, < ante, before), in front; denotes a position on the under side of the pileus adjacent to the margin; thus the end of a lamellæ next the margin is called the anterior end.

Aparaph´ysate (a + Gr—an offshoot), without paraphyses.

A´pex (pl. Api´ces)(apex, the extreme end), in mushrooms the extremity of the stem nearest the gill; the end furthest from the base or point of attachment.

Ap´ical (apex, the extreme end, point), relating to the apex or top.

Ap´ices, plural of apex.