tomentum

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P. 6-9 cm. hard, exp. unequal, dry, with adpressed tan tomentum, rimoso-rivulose; g. emarginate, white then tan; s. 2.5-3 cm. hard, stout, pallid, with white fibrils; sp. ——. var. fulvobrunneus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Leaf medium to large, slightly oblong, with large, deeply-cut compound teeth; basal sinus widely opened, primary sinuses narrow and shallow; smooth on both sides with scattered tomentum below, bright green above, lighter below.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

It is dwarf, spreading, little more than a foot high, with ovate leaves with brownish tomentum on the under surface.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas

Coriaceous, tough, pale or whitish; stem well marked, branching from a point, branches numerous, tips pointed; white tomentum at the base of the stem.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

The leaf has a yellow tomentum below; and the fruit forms a favourite food of monkeys and of various birds, but is not touched by man.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis