( It ( ( ( ( scatters light ) ( but ( ( not as ) badly ) ) ) ( as ( ( the ( translucent ( fungus yuk ) ) ) ( that ( was there ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ scatters) (NP (NN light)) (PRN (CC but) (ADVP (RB not) (RB as)) (ADVP (RB badly))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ translucent) (NN fungus) (NN yuk)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB there)))))))) (. .)))
It scatters light but not as badly as the translucent fungus yuk that was there.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Translucent) (NN matter)) (VP (VBZ transmits) (NP (ADJP (JJ light) (CC but) (JJ scatters)) (DT the) (NN light)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ passes) (PRT (RP through)))))) (. .)))
Translucent matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through.