Foxfire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A phosphorescent glow, especially that produced by certain fungi found on rotting wood.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. bioluminescence created by some types of fungus
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The phosohorescent light given forth by decayed or foxed timber.
    • Word Usage
    "His first supposition was that it was a fungus growth known in the country as "foxfire," which gives out a phosphorescent glow in the darkness; but after watching and studying it for a long time, he was convinced it was something else."
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