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ORANGE PEEL FUNGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orange peel fungus mean? 

ORANGE PEEL FUNGUS (noun)
  The noun ORANGE PEEL FUNGUS has 1 sense:

1. a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriorsplay

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


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ORANGE PEEL FUNGUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aleuria aurantia; orange peel fungus

Hypernyms ("orange peel fungus" is a kind of...):

cup fungus; discomycete (any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes)


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