pulverulent
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P. 1-1.5 cm. convex then plane, subumb. glabrous, viscid, silky at margin, whitish; g. white then fuscescent; s. 2-3 cm. fistulose, contorted, pulverulent; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Burnt deposits are dark-coloured, or even pulverulent and useless.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
P. 1-2 cm. exp. subumb. even, glabrous, bluish-grey, with white meal when young; g. free, distant, broad, grey; s. 2-3 cm. pulverulent, grey; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The diffusion of these fruits is more or less complete according to their compact or pulverulent nature.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
P. elliptic-oblong then campan. striate, snow-white edge becoming rosy, pulverulent, with tawny flecks; g. free; s.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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