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Definition of fairy butter

1 : any of various fungi (order Tremellales) having a gelatinous fruiting body (as Exidia glandulosa or E. albida)
2 : fairies'-butter

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“Fairy butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20butter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.

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