peronate

adjective

pero·​nate

pəˈrōnə̇t,

ˈperəˌnāt

: having a mealy or woolly covering resembling a boot or stocking

—used of the stipe of a mushroom

Word History

Etymology

Latin peronatus having boots of untanned leather, from peron-, pero hide boot (probably from pera leather sack, pouch, from Greek pēra) + -atus -ate

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