"witches' butter" meaning in All languages combined

See witches' butter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: witches' butters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=witches' butter}} witches' butter (usually uncountable, plural witches' butters)
  1. Any of several gelatinous fungi which are generally yellowish (resembling globs of butter) or black (resembling black butter), including those of species:
    Tremella mesenterica, a yellow, gelatinous fungus (yellow brain fungus, golden jelly fungus).
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun--1ggFx5Q Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 6 15 5 22
  2. Any of several gelatinous fungi which are generally yellowish (resembling globs of butter) or black (resembling black butter), including those of species:
    Dacrymyces, a genus of yellow jelly fungus often confused with Tremella.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-1YIH5qmL Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 6 15 5 22
  3. Any of several gelatinous fungi which are generally yellowish (resembling globs of butter) or black (resembling black butter), including those of species:
    Dacrymyces, a genus of yellow jelly fungus often confused with Tremella.
    Dacrymyces chrysospermus (orange witch's butter).
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-~tnewpKf Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 6 15 5 22
  4. Any of several gelatinous fungi which are generally yellowish (resembling globs of butter) or black (resembling black butter), including those of species:
    Exidia nigricans, a black, gelatinous fungus.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-iulXpVMx Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16
  5. Any of several gelatinous fungi which are generally yellowish (resembling globs of butter) or black (resembling black butter), including those of species:
    Exidia glandulosa (black witch's butter).
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-~nniOZQn Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 6 15 5 22
  6. A yellow slime mold (Fuligo septica). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-R1qtJuYj
  7. Certain species of Nostoc of blue-green algae, especially Nostoc commune, that form a brownish gelatinous mass when wet. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Blue-green algae, Fungi
    Sense id: en-witches'_butter-en-noun-i2is31Fv Disambiguation of Blue-green algae: 12 12 12 5 9 4 46 Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 16 16 15 16 3 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 6 15 5 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 6 14 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 16 6 15 5 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: witch's butter Related terms: witch's egg, witch's hair

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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