All related terms of 'fungi'

fungus

A fungus is a plant that has no flowers, leaves, or green colouring , such as a mushroom or a toadstool . Other types of fungus such as mould are extremely small and look like a fine powder .

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→ basidiomycete

any fungus of the basidiomycetous family Agaricaceae, in which the spores are produced on gills underneath a cap

a basidiomycete having spores that are produced inside microscopic tubules in the underside of its mushroom

a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture

an edible basidiomycetous fungus , Armillaria mellea, having a yellow-spotted cap and wrinkled stems, parasitic on the roots of woody plants, which it may kill by root rot . It spreads by thin black underground strands

an edible basidiomycetous fungus , Armillaria mellea, having a yellow-spotted cap and wrinkled stems, parasitic on the roots of woody plants, which it may kill by root rot . It spreads by thin black underground strands

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 )

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 )

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 )

any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae , growing as a shelflike mass ( bracket ) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket

an edible reddish bracket fungus, Fistulina hepatica , that grows esp on oak trees and oozes a bloodlike juice

a small basidiomycetous fungus, Marasmius androsaceus, having a rusty coloured cap and very slender black stems. It is related to the fairy ring mushroom , but is commonly found among conifers and heather

any of a subdivision (Deuteromycotina) of fungi for which no sexual stage of reproduction is known

any fungus of the family Nidulariaceae , having a nestlike spore-producing body containing egglike spore-filled structures

any of various cup-shaped ascomycetous fungi of the order Pezizales, often strikingly coloured , such as the orange-peel elf-cup ( Aleuria aurantia ), which is bright orange inside and dirty white outside, and the scarlet elf-cup ( Sarcoscypha coccinea )

Rust is a brown substance that forms on iron or steel, for example when it comes into contact with water.

a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture