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noun

any of various mushrooms of the family Hydnaceae (and, in some classifications, allied families), having on the underside of the cap numerous conical spines rather than gills or pores.

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Words nearby tooth fungus

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How to use tooth fungus in a sentence

The molar-esque devil’s tooth fungus is native to the Pacific Northwest.
9 creatures that have made spookiness their brand|Elana Spivack|October 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|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

For all of the bellyaching, tooth gnashing, and public wailing, Democrats have no one to blame but themselves.
How the Lame Democrats Blew It|Goldie Taylor|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This award is fought over tooth-and-nail each year by political consultants from sea to shining sea.
The Strangest, Cheesiest, Most Brazenly False Political Ads of 2014|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The exhaust-valve is exactly as when it was put in, worked by a rack-and-tooth segment.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
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
An Irish housemaid who was sent to call a gentleman to dinner, found him engaged in using a tooth-brush.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
An immense number of pilgrims come here every year to pay their adoration to this divine tooth.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
If he has made the tooth of a poor man to fall out, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon