dead man's fingers

noun

The fungus Xylaria polymorpha;

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Meanings

noun

alternative dead men's fingers

  1. Any of several plants or other organisms with fleshy finger-like structures:
    1. The fungus Xylaria polymorpha;
    2. The soft coral Alcyonium digitatum;
    3. The seaweed Codium fragile;
    4. A shrub or small tree, Decaisnea insignis, with edible fingerlike pods;
    5. The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
  2. cookingThe fingerlike gills of a crab.
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