CORAL FUNGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coral fungus mean? 

• CORAL FUNGUS (noun)
  The noun CORAL FUNGUS has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral

  Familiarity information: CORAL FUNGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORAL FUNGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("coral fungus" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coral fungus"):

club fungus (a club-shaped coral fungus)

Holonyms ("coral fungus" is a member of...):

Clavariaceae; family Clavariaceae (fleshy fungi: coral fungi)