sulfur shelf

noun

variants or less commonly sulfur mushroom or sulfur polypore
: chicken of the woods
About 7 feet up the trunk were large, fluorescent-orange protrusions: sulfur shelf, also known as chicken-of-the-woods for its texture and look.Hannah Allam

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sulfur shelf was in 1895

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Cite this Entry

“Sulfur shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulfur%20shelf. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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