peronate
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Peronate — Per o*nate, a. [L. peronatus rough?booted, fr. pero, onis, a kind of rough boot.] (Bot.) A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes powdery. Henslow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peronate — pero·nate … English syllables
peronate — pəˈrōnə̇t, ˈperəˌnāt adjective Etymology: Latin peronatus having boots of untanned leather, from peron , pero hide boot (probably from pera leather sack, pouch, from Greek pēra) + atus ate : having a mealy or woolly covering resembling a boot or… … Useful english dictionary
