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SHOESTRING FUNGUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shoestring fungus" is a kind of...):
agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
Holonyms ("shoestring fungus" is a member of...):
Armillaria; genus Armillaria (genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot)