jelly fungus

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noun

any of various fungi of the order Tremellales, distinguished by gelatinous basidiocarp.

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Words nearby jelly fungus

jelly bag, jellybean, jelly coat, jelly doughnut, jellyfish, jelly fungus, jelly mould, jelly roll, jelutong, jemadar, Jemappes

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How to use jelly fungus in a sentence

Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Briefly, blister rust is an Asian fungus introduced from Europe to America around 1900.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist|Samantha Allen|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On it are balanced a plate of eggs and toast, an open quart jar of grape jelly, and a beer mug full to the brim with orange juice.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Puddings were treats for birthdays and special occasions: chocolate cake, or jelly and ice-cream.
If You're Fat You've Only Got Yourself to Blame|Emma Woolf|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the machinery had been stopped, it was found that Mr. Jones's arms and legs were macerated to a jelly.
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Treated with hydrochloric acid, diluted with ten times its weight of water, it swells up into a jelly-like mass.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
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
I wanted you to make calls with me and to help me with the currant jelly and to put those button-holes into my linen wrapper.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
I learned how to make jelly from her old colored mammie, and heaps of things beside.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth

British Dictionary definitions for jelly fungus

jelly fungus

noun

a member of any of three orders (Auriculariales, Tremellales, and Dacrymycetales) of basidiomycetous fungi that grow on trees and have a jelly-like consistency when wet. They include the conspicuous yellow brain fungus (Tremella mesenterica), the black witch's butter (Exidia plana), and the pinky-red jew's-ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

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