tooth fungus

noun

1. any of various mushrooms of the family Hydnaceae (and, in some classifications, allied families), having on the underside of the cap numerous conical spines rather than gills or pores.

Example Sentences

Lion’s mane mushrooms - also known as bearded tooth fungus - are white with long, hanging spines, similar to the figure in the picture.

From Washington Times

Lion’s mane mushrooms — also known as bearded tooth fungus — are white with long, hanging spines, similar to the figure in the picture.

From Seattle Times

This tooth fungus excretes red liquid much like sap in a process called guttation, when the fungus absorbs extra water from wet soil.

From National Geographic

Young specimens of the inedible fungus Hydnellum peckii produce a red juice that have prompted common names such as "strawberries and cream" and "bleeding tooth fungus".

From BBC

August 6, 2010 11:58 am I’m going with a bleeding tooth fungus.

From New York Times