DEAD-MAN'S-FINGERS

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Meaning:

The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria

Synonyms:

dead-man's-fingers; dead-men's-fingers; Xylaria polymorpha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dead-man's-fingers" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("dead-man's-fingers" is a member of...):

genus Xylaria; Xylaria (type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata)

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