floccose

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Floccose scales are thus left on the surface of the stem below the annulus, as in the left hand plant of Fig.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

Floccose, term applied to indicate delicate and soft threads, cottony extensions from the surface of any part of the mushroom.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

Floccose, composed of or bearing tufts of woolly or long and soft hairs.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa