Sparassis
noun
Spa·ras·sis
spəˈrasə̇s
: a genus of fungi (family Clavariaceae) having fleshy, much-branched, leafy sporophores see yellow root rot
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek sparassein to tear, rend; akin to Old Norse spjörr rag, Armenian pʽertʽ piece ripped off of something, and perhaps to Old Slavic prǫžiti, prǫžati to tear apart