A fungus that produces a fruiting body composed of upright branching fingerlike projections that resemble coral, found in both Eurasia and North America.
珊瑚菌
Genus Clavulina, family Clavariaceae, class Hymenomycetes
Example sentencesExamples
This coral fungus or coral mushroom is appropriately named because it looks like coral from the ocean floor.
This coral fungus is easy to recognize by the crown-shaped branch tips.
The delicate, fragile nature of the coral fungus is the easiest way to distinguish it from a jelly fungus.
In spite of its bright color, this small, delicate coral fungus could be easily overlooked by the unobservant forest traveler.
Some of them used to be collected and consumed in the past: cauliflower fungus, toothed coral fungus and morels.
This ghostly white specimen is Clavaria fragilis, a coral fungus - so named for its resemblance to the skeletons of undersea creatures.
Definition of coral fungus in US English:
coral fungus
noun
A fungus that produces a fruiting body composed of upright branching fingerlike projections that resemble coral, found in both Eurasia and North America.
珊瑚菌
Clavulina, Ramaria, and other genera, several families, class Basidiomycetes
Example sentencesExamples
The delicate, fragile nature of the coral fungus is the easiest way to distinguish it from a jelly fungus.
This ghostly white specimen is Clavaria fragilis, a coral fungus - so named for its resemblance to the skeletons of undersea creatures.
In spite of its bright color, this small, delicate coral fungus could be easily overlooked by the unobservant forest traveler.
This coral fungus or coral mushroom is appropriately named because it looks like coral from the ocean floor.
Some of them used to be collected and consumed in the past: cauliflower fungus, toothed coral fungus and morels.
This coral fungus is easy to recognize by the crown-shaped branch tips.