(mycology, chiefly, US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
The foxfire,—as the country people call it,—glowed hideously from the cold and matted bosom of the marsh; and, far from us, in the depths of darkness, the screech-owl sat upon his perch, brooding over the slimy pool, and whooping out a d…
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(by extension, loosely) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood.
Perhaps you've seen a foxfire in the woods. Well, in the dark, it looks like a live, burning coal; but when you go to it, and take it up, it's only a piece of rotten wood.
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