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A parasitic mushroom of the genus Armillaria that lives on trees and shrubs.
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Honey fungus — Taxobox name = Armillaria image width = 250px image caption = Honey mushrooms Armillaria sp. (Armillaria) regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Agaricomycetes ordo = Agaricales familia = Marasmiaceae genus = Armillaria subdivision… … Wikipedia
honey fungus — (also honey mushroom) noun a parasitic fungus producing honey coloured toadstools at the base of trees. [Armillaria mellea.] … English new terms dictionary
honey fungus — noun a honey colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw • Syn: ↑honey mushroom, ↑Armillariella mellea • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Armillariella, ↑genu … Useful english dictionary
honey — n. (pl. eys) 1 a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. 2 the colour of this. 3 a sweetness. b a sweet thing. 4 a person or thing excellent of its kind. 5 esp. US (usu. as a form of… … Useful english dictionary
honey mushroom — noun a honey colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw • Syn: ↑honey fungus, ↑Armillariella mellea • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Armillariella, ↑genus Ar … Useful english dictionary
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
honey mushroom — the edible mushroom of the oak root fungus, Armillariella mellea. Cf. oak root rot. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
Wood-decay fungus — A wood decay fungus is a variety of fungus which has the ability to digest wood, causing it to rot. Wood decay fungi include those which attack dead wood, such as dry rot, and those which are parasitic on living trees, such as Armillaria (Honey… … Wikipedia
shoestring fungus — noun any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Armillaria, ↑genus Armillaria * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
bootlace fungus — noun Honey fungus • • • Main Entry: ↑boot … Useful english dictionary
