"sulphur tuft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sulphur tufts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulphur tuft (plural sulphur tufts)
  1. A yellow poisonous mushroom, Hypholoma fasciculare (= Naematoloma fasciculare). Categories (lifeform): Euagarics Synonyms: sulfur tuft

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