Single Word Summary
Subject: Mushroom Character Discussion
2025-10-26
These attempt to summarize in a single word a complex series of developmental events any of which can vary independently of the others; as a result, they are imprecise, and not universally accepted: a better procedure is to use the word 'conidium' with qualifying adjectives or descriptors.
Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi page 163.
The author used 'conidium' for their example, but I seem to find similar treatments in a lot of mycological areas. 'Eschew obfuscation' has not found its way into mycology as of 2025.