jelly fungus
jelly fungus noun: any of various fungi with an irregularly branched fruiting body apparently of jelly-like consistency.
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Noun
jelly fungus (plural jelly fungi)
- Any of various fungi with an irregularly branched fruiting body apparently of jelly-like consistency.
- This yellow jelly fungus, commonly known as Witch's Butter, is seen only during the rainy season.1968, Robert Thomas Orr, Dorothy B. Orr, Mushrooms and Other Common Fungi of Southern California, page 18
- Auricularia (jelly fungi) was placed within Hymenomycetes in the gene trees, which showed that the split between Urediniomycetes and Hymenomycetes occurred long before the split between jelly fungi and mushrooms.2005, Ming Hao Pei, Carlos Bayon, Carmen Ruiz, “1: Phylogenetic Position of Melampsora in Rust Fungi Inferred from Ribosomal DNA Sequences”, in Ming Hao Pei, Alistair R. McCracken, editors, Rust...
jelly fungus meaning in Tamil
jelly fungus in Tamil
- இழுதுப் பூசணம்
Forms of jelly fungus
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Questions about jelly fungus
- What does jelly fungus mean?
- Jelly fungus means any of various fungi with an irregularly branched fruiting body apparently of jelly-like consistency.
- What is jelly fungus in Tamil?
- Jelly fungus in Tamil is இழுதுப் பூசணம். See Jelly fungus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jelly fungus?
- Jelly fungus is a noun.
- What is the plural of jelly fungus?
- The plural of jelly fungus is jelly fungi.
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