Definitions For Foxfire

Noun

FOXFIRE (uncountable) (mycology, chiefly, US) bioluminescence, bioluminescence created by some type#noun, types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting#adjective, rotting wood. : {{synonyms, en, chimpanzee fire, fairy fire}} (by extension, loosely) Wood exhibit#verb, exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood.

Alternative forms

fox fire fox-fire

Translations

Arabic: فوكسفيري Finnish: peikonkulta Hebrew: אש השועל Japanese: 狐火 (きつね​び, kitsunebi) Tamil: பாக்ஸ்ஃபையர் wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence, torchwood

Etymology

-exposure photograph#noun, photograph of a fungus known as a {{vern, bitter oyster}} (Panellus stipticus) in mount vernon, wisconsin, USA, exhibiting foxfire.]] possibly from fox + fire, though the semantic connection is unclear; alternatively, the first element may be ultimately from {{der + en + fro + fols + t=false}}.

Anagrams

Firefox, firefox, forefix