Meaning | Any fungus of the order ... / order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh. |
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Narrower | Jew's-ear, Jew's-ears, ear fungus, Auricularia auricula | widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood |
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Tremella foliacea | A jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and gelatinous in consistency |
Tremella reticulata | A jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi) |
snow mushroom, Tremella fuciformis | Popular in China and Japan and Taiwan |
witches' butter, Tremella lutescens | A yellow jelly fungus |
Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
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