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pulverulent

[puhl-ver-yuh-luhnt, -ver-uh-luhnt] / pʌlˈvɛr yə lənt, -ˈvɛr ə lənt /
ADJECTIVE
fine
Synonyms
WEAK
diaphanous dusty ethereal exquisite filmy fine-drawn fine-grained fine-spun flimsy fragile gauzy gossamer gossamery granular impalpable light lightweight little loose minute porous powdered powdery pulverized pulverous quality slender small thin threadlike transparent

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P. globose campan. umb. hygrophanous, pellucidly striate; g. free, white then dingy; s. pulverulent, white. plancus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Atacamite, in a pulverulent state, was formerly used as a pounce under the name of “Peruvian green sand,” and was known in Chile as arsenillo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

P. hemispher. striate, pruinosely pulverulent, dry, tough, reddish-fuscous; g. numerous, unequal, entire, adnate, fuscous; s. slender, glabrous, reddish, dry, tough; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. obovate or reniform, lateral, not immarginate behind, sessile, entire, edge lobed, convex, grey, base blackish, minutely pulverulent; g. grey, simple; sp. glob. 3-5. tremulus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 1.5-2.5 cm. umb. subcampan. silkily squamulose, tawny brown; g. fawn then rusty; s. 2-3 cm. fibrillose, reddish, pulverulent above; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George