Glossary: Fungi / mycology

Purdue Arboretum botanical terminology reference and learning database.

368 Botanical Definitions 10 Categories A–Z Alphabetical Index Illustrated Growth Forms

Active Category Filter

Fungi / mycology

Switch Category:

All Categories Environmental Flower / inflorescence morphology Fruit / seed morphology Fungi / mycology General botanical term Horticulture / propagation Internal Leaf morphology Plant habit / ecology Plant habit / life cycle Site data / measurement Stem / root structures Taxonomy / naming

🌳

Illustrated Growth Forms & Tree Silhouettes

Compare visual architectures: fastigiate, columnar, weeping, spreading, and more.

Fastigiate Columnar Pendulous / Weeping

Try searching:

ALL A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Letter: C Showing definitions beginning with this letter.

× Clear letter filter

Showing 1 definitions

Cystidium

Fungi / mycology

Synonyms: cystidia, Cystidia

Cystidium A specialized sterile end cell formed anywhere in fungal tissue of a mushroom. It is most commonly found in the hymenial layer of tissue (the surface covering of the gills), but may also be found on the surface of the cap, the surface of the stipe (stem), or even within the sterile tissue of the stipe.

Read definition