coral fungus

[kawr-uhl fuhng-guhs, kor-]

noun

1. any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coral fungus¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Other finds included violet coral fungus in alpine grasslands on two mountains.

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The insect lands near a false coral fungus embedded in moss.

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