foxfire

n. 狐火

发音

UK /ˈfɒksfaɪə/
其它
US /ˈfɑksˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/

别名

fox fire fox-fire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.

    美国 不可数 生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood.

    不可数 引申义

词源

Possibly from fox + fire, though the semantic connection is unclear. Alternatively, the first element may be ultimately from Old French fols (“false”), or the term may derive by folk etymology from phosphor.

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