"bird's nest fungus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bird's nest fungi [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bird's nest fungi|head=bird's nest fungus}} bird's nest fungus (plural bird's nest fungi)
  1. Any of the fungi of the family Nidulariaceae, or of the former order Nidulariales. Categories (lifeform): Euagarics Synonyms: bird's-nest fungus

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