cauliflower fungus

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noun

a large edible white to yellowish cauliflowerlike mushroom, Sparassis radicata, widely distributed in North America.

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Also called sparassis.

Words nearby cauliflower fungus

cauliflory, cauliflower, cauliflower cheese, cauliflower ear, cauliflowerette, cauliflower fungus, cauline, caulis, caulk, caulker, Caulonia

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Briefly, blister rust is an Asian fungus introduced from Europe to America around 1900.
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Or how leaf-cutter ants cultivate a specific type of fungus so precious it is carried by the queen when she starts a new colony.
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Salt Point is also the setting of a cautionary tale about foraging that has spread like a fungus among the mycological community.
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Whatever its name, the fungus-caused illness—which can be fatal—is being called a silent epidemic.
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Chronicling the fungus foragers who count posh New York restaurants as their clients.
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Favus, tinea versicolor, and the various forms of ring-worm are caused by members of the fungus group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Tinea Favosa, or favus, is a contagious and a very stubborn disease of the skin, caused by the fungus Achorion Schoenleinii.
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There has never been such an abundance of cauliflower and peas, such rows of bean-poles, such salad-beds.
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Small pieces of cauliflower and crotons of fried bread should garnish this dish.
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The fungus spores will survive the winter, and be ready for work in spring.
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