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Definition of Peronate

1. a. A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes powdery.

Definition of Peronate

1. Adjective. (context: mycology) sheathed with a covering ¹

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Medical Definition of Peronate

1. A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes powdery. Origin: L. Peronatus roughbooted, fr. Pero, -onis, a kind of rough boot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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