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nounfungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic
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Definition that contains tremellales
- dacrymycetaceae a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
- jelly fungus any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
- family dacrymycetaceae a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
- order auriculariales coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
- family tremellaceae a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally
- tremellaceae a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally
- auriculariales coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
- hypobasidium special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales