foxfire

or fox-fire

[ foks-fahyuhr ]

/ ˈfɒksˌfaɪər /

noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood.

any of various fungi causing luminescence in decaying wood.

Origin of foxfire

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at fox, fire

Words nearby foxfire

Foxborough, fox brush, Foxe, Foxe Basin, foxed, foxfire, Fox-Fordyce disease, foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound

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Example sentences from the Web for foxfire

Are you still friends with your Foxfire co-star, Angelina Jolie?
Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie|Marlow Stern|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suspicion glinted like foxfire in the cold green eyes beneath her puckered brows.
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
That that grows out of the foxfire in the swamp has its roots too far back in the inheritance of the race to be discounted.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard
The Angel knelt beside his flower bed and recklessly tore up by the roots a big bunch of foxfire.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter

These should have been far more terrifying than any foxfire.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard

British Dictionary definitions for foxfire

foxfire

/ (ˈfɒksˌfaɪə) /

noun

a luminescent glow emitted by certain fungi on rotting woodSee also bioluminescence

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单词	foxfire
释义	foxfire or fox-fire [ foks-fahyuhr ] / ˈfɒksˌfaɪər / noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood. any of various fungi causing luminescence in decaying wood. Origin of foxfire late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at fox, fire Words nearby foxfire Foxborough, fox brush, Foxe, Foxe Basin, foxed, foxfire, Fox-Fordyce disease, foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foxfire Are you still friends with your Foxfire co-star, Angelina Jolie? Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie\|Marlow Stern\|August 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Suspicion glinted like foxfire in the cold green eyes beneath her puckered brows. The Black Bag\|Louis Joseph Vance That that grows out of the foxfire in the swamp has its roots too far back in the inheritance of the race to be discounted. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard The Angel knelt beside his flower bed and recklessly tore up by the roots a big bunch of foxfire. Freckles\|Gene Stratton-Porter These should have been far more terrifying than any foxfire. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard British Dictionary definitions for foxfire foxfire / (ˈfɒksˌfaɪə) / noun a luminescent glow emitted by certain fungi on rotting woodSee also bioluminescence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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