Definition of Hygrophanous. Meaning of Hygrophanous. Synonyms of Hygrophanous

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Definition of Hygrophanous

Hygrophanous
Hygrophanous Hy*groph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ? wet + ? to show.] Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.

Meaning of Hygrophanous from wikipedia

- The adjective hygrophanous refers to the color change of mushroom tissue (especially the pileus surface) as it loses or absorbs water, which causes the...
- or brownish tones. Often developing cracks in dry weather, slightly hygrophanous, turning greenish or blue where damaged. Gills: Broadly adnate to adnexed...
- compounds psilocin and psilocybin. The fruitbodies have a small, extremely hygrophanous pale gold conical to bell-shaped cap, often with a prominent pointed...
- hallucinogenic species of Psilocybe. Galerina mushrooms are typically small and hygrophanous, with a slender and brittle stem. They are often found growing on wood...
- in color, often becoming pitted with dark blue or bluish black zones, hygrophanous, fading to light straw color in drying, strongly bruising blue when damaged;...
- arvalis (digitate fieldcap ) is a species of Agaricales with a brown, hygrophanous cap and brown spore print. It does not have an annulus. Spores are elliptical...
- conic to campanulate or subumbonate and often with a slight papilla, hygrophanous or glabrescent, even to striate at the margin, ocherous to brown or beige...
- small umbo. The cap surface is pale brown to reddish brown in color, hygrophanous, and bruises blue where damaged. Its gills are subadnate, thin, and brown...
- herinkii include the distantly-spaced gills on the underside of the hygrophanous, brown cap, and an onion-like odour. Microscopic characteristics include...
- umbonate, with a very slight papilla, glabrous, even to striate when moist, hygrophanous, brown or yellowish brown fading to pale ochraceous or straw color. Staining...