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candystick

candystick noun: a type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata).

candystick: a type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata)
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Noun

candystick

  1. A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata)
    • There are approximately 1500 acres of potential candystick habitat in the Conservation Unit, which is located entirely within the analysis area, mainly in VRU 6.2001, Nez Perce National Forest (N.F.), Starbucky Restoration Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement, page 117
    • This family also includes some unusual fleshy, chlorophyll-lacking plants, such as Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora) and candystick (Allotropa virgata), which are saprophytic (feeding or growing upon dead or decaying organic matter).2011, Fran Kelso, Frances Kelso Graham, Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island, page 260

Origin of candystick

From its resemblance to a red-and white striped peppermint stick candy.

Questions about candystick

What does candystick mean?
Candystick means a type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata).
What part of speech is candystick?
Candystick is a noun.

Words near candystick in the dictionary

  1. candymaker
  2. candymakers
  3. candymaking
  4. candyman
  5. candymen
  6. candystick
  7. candystriper
  8. candystripers
  9. candytuft
  10. candytufts
  11. candywrapper

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