FOXFIRE


Meaning of FOXFIRE in English

/foks"fuyeur'/ , n. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. organic luminescence, esp. from certain fungi on decaying wood.

2. any of various fungi causing luminescence in decaying wood.

Also, fox-fire .

[ 1425-75; late ME; see FOX, FIRE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .