tomentum

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Atrotomentosus is from ater, black, and tomentum, woolly or downy.

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

The stem is sufficiently stout, unequal below, attenuated, flexuous or curved, smooth, of the same color as the cap, base acute, white tomentum outside, inside light pale-blue, or dark-gray.

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

The surface is covered with a fine and dense tomentum.

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

Differs from C. Friesii in being at first covered with brown tomentum which breaks up into flecks.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

The stem is solid, tough and elastic, curved or straight, covered with a dense black tomentum, sometimes with violet shades.

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