noun
Meaning 1
Any fungus of the genus Tremella.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fairy butter, witches' meat
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tremella
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noun
Meaning 2
fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Tremella
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus genus
History
Etymology
From the genus name. Derived from Latin tremulus, from the verb tremere (“to tremble”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 银耳 (yíněr) — fungus
- Czech: rosolovka — fungus
- Finnish: hytykkä — fungus