honey fungus

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noun

an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Armillaria mellea, having a yellow-spotted cap and wrinkled stems, parasitic on the roots of woody plants, which it may kill by root rot. It spreads by thin black underground strandsAlso called: bootlace fungus

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Words nearby honey fungus

honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding, honey guide, honey locust, honey mesquite, honeymoon

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How to use honey fungus in a sentence

Ancient Romans exchanged gifts of figs and honey and would make sure to work part of the day as a good omen for the coming year.
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Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
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Briefly, blister rust is an Asian fungus introduced from Europe to America around 1900.
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We can thank Lisa Kudrow for the rise of celeb reality TV—Real Housewives, the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo and its ilk.
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Still, not everything has been milk and honey when it comes to trans issues in the Holy Land.
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He had thought what it would be like to be a rich man, and bring a certain girl here for a moon of honey and roses.
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Thimbletoes doesn't fancy that, you know, because the Prime Minister has all the honey he wants, by way of a salary.
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He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
If you see us come down this way again, honey,” Amy said, “run down here to the shore and we will take you aboard.
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Favus, tinea versicolor, and the various forms of ring-worm are caused by members of the fungus group.
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