jelly fungus

noun

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

jelly fungus

noun

1. 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 )

Example Sentences

One catches our eye: the golden jelly fungus, an electric shock of color in the dim woods.

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Deflated witches’ butter, a jelly fungus, now dry and crusty.

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On a stick nearby are fruit bodies of a mahogany-colored jelly fungus called wood ear.

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As a mushroom hunter I see in Red Flash a hardened jelly fungus surmounted by imbricate clusters of thin red caps.

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From left, unidentified mushrooms and golden jelly fungus on dead wood.

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