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Definition of Genus tremella
1. Noun. Fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Tremellaceae, Tremellaceae
Member holonyms: Snow Mushroom, Tremella Fuciformis, Tremella Lutescens, Witches' Butter, Tremella Foliacea, Tremella Reticulata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Tremella
Literary usage of Genus tremella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"This genus was established by Holter- mann for the Clavaria-like species of the
genus Tremella. Three species are listed : C. pinguis Holt, type, from Java; ..."
2. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1843)
"The genus Tremella is known by its receptacle К :.• gelatinous, homogeneous,
bearing fruit all round, ami • titute of papillae. ..."
3. Familiar Lectures on Botany, Practical, Elementary, and Physiological: With by Lincoln Phelps (1849)
"... comprise» the old genus Tremella, Plants of thi$ section are all gelatinous,
hyaline, ana, ctn-ered ¡rith a membrane. 1 hey are globose, ..."
4. Manual of Botany, for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1829)
"... comprises the old genus Tremella. Plants of "lis section are all gelatinous,
hyaline, and covered with a membrane. ..."
5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... they have each one species, and all of them were formerly described under the
genus Tremella. TREPANG. ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"In the genus Tremella the basidia are at first subglobose or quite spherical,
and divided from top to bottom into four equal parts. ..."