pero·nate \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 stocking — used of the stipe of a mushroom