Appendic´ulate. Hanging in small fragments.

Arach´noid. Like a cobweb.

Ar´cuate. Shaped like a bow.

Are´olate. Any surface divided into little areas or patches.

Axis. Stipe or stalk.

Band. A broad bar of color.

Basid´ium (plural basidia). Mother cells in the hymenium.

Behind. Posterior, the end of a gill next to the stem is said to be the posterior end.

Bifur´cate. Two-forked.

Bulbous. Spoken of the stem when it has a bulb-like swelling at the base.