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dead man's fingers

dead man's fingers noun: the fungus Xylaria polymorpha;.

Noun

dead man's fingers

  1. The fungus Xylaria polymorpha;
  2. The soft coral Alcyonium digitatum;
  3. The seaweed Codium fragile;
  4. A shrub or small tree, Decaisnea insignis, with edible fingerlike pods;
  5. The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
  6. The fingerlike gills of a crab.

Forms of dead man's fingers

alternative formdead men's fingers

Questions about dead man's fingers

What does dead man's fingers mean?
Dead man's fingers means the fungus Xylaria polymorpha;.
What part of speech is dead man's fingers?
Dead man's fingers is a noun.

Words near dead man's fingers in the dictionary

  1. dead man
  2. dead man walking
  3. dead man's arm
  4. dead man's brake
  5. dead man's brakes
  6. dead man's fingers
  7. dead man's float
  8. dead man's floats
  9. dead man's hand
  10. dead man's handle
  11. dead man's handles

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