cauliflower mushroom

English

a cauliflower muchroom (Sparassis crispa)

Etymology

From their appearance, similar to a head of cauliflower.

Noun

cauliflower mushroom (plural cauliflower mushrooms)

Any of the genus Sparassis of parasitic and saprobic mushrooms, in genus Sparsssis and other genera in family Sparassidaceae.

Synonyms

cauliflower fungus

References

cauliflower mushroom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“cauliflower mushroom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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