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sulfur fungus

sulfur fungus noun: a yellow bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, which causes a type of brown rot in trees. The fruiting bodies form on the sides of the trees and can reach several metres in width, but are edible when small.

Noun

sulfur fungus (plural sulfur fungi)

  1. A yellow bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, which causes a type of brown rot in trees. The fruiting bodies form on the sides of the trees and can reach several metres in width, but are edible when small.

Forms of sulfur fungus

pluralsulfur fungi

Questions about sulfur fungus

What does sulfur fungus mean?
Sulfur fungus means a yellow bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, which causes a type of brown rot in trees. The fruiting bodies form on the sides of the trees and can reach several metres in width, but are edible when small.
What part of speech is sulfur fungus?
Sulfur fungus is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfur fungus?
The plural of sulfur fungus is sulfur fungi.

Words near sulfur fungus in the dictionary

  1. sulfur dichloride
  2. sulfur dioxide
  3. sulfur ether
  4. sulfur ethers
  5. sulfur fungi
  6. sulfur fungus
  7. sulfur hexafluoride
  8. sulfur impression
  9. sulfur impressions
  10. sulfur match
  11. sulfur matches

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