HyperDic: dead-man[s-fingers

English > 1 sense of the word *dead-man's-fingers*:
NOUN	plant	dead-man's-fingers, dead-men's-fingers, Xylaria polymorpha	the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria

English > *dead-man's-fingers*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria.
Synonyms	dead-men's-fingers, Xylaria polymorpha
Member of	Xylaria, genus Xylaria	type genus of Xylariaceae
Broader	fungus	An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter