This glossary explains biological, botanical, zoological and mycological terms, as well as terms used in cecidology. It is intended to make the numerous technical terms used in the photo gallery and on the information pages of this website easier to understand.
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White rot
A form of fungal decay in trees. As the fungus consumes lignin and cellulose, the affected wood becomes pale or whitish while retaining its fibrous structure. Its strength is greatly reduced.
Witch’s egg
An immature egg- to spherical-shaped fruiting body surrounded by a thick gelatinous sheath in some gasteroid fungi (Phallaceae, Clathraceae), for example the stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus).
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