tremella

[Mod. Latin, dim in. from Latin tremo to tremble, to shake, to quiver; from the quivering of the gelatinous ma of the plant.] Bot.: The typical genus of Tremellini (q. v.). It consists of a tremulous gelatinous ma , generally more or le waved and sinuated, free from papille and tubercles. They vary greatly in form, being brain-like, club-shaped, orbicular, ., and in color, being white, yellow, orange, rose-colored. purple, . A common species, Tremella mesenteric a , is conspicuous in winter in hedges from its orange tint. trěm-ěl-li-ni, s. pl. [Modern Latin tremell (a); Lat. masc. pl. adj. suff. -ini.] Bot .: An order or sub-order of Hymenomycetous Fungals, the species of which are of a gelatinous texture, sometimes, though rarely, with a cretaceous nucleus, their hymenium in the more typical genera covering the whole surface without any definite upper or underside; sporophores scattered, often lobed or quadripartite; spores often producing secondary spores or spermatia. They grow upon branches or stumps of trees, in crevices of the bark, or on the dead wood, rarely on the ground. Found chiefly in temperate climates, though some are tropical. A widely distributed representative is the Jew's-ear (q. v.). -oid.]