Armillaria

armillaria

(ˌɑːmɪˈlɛərɪə) n (Plants) any of various fungi of the genus Armillaria, which are white-spored and cause wood rot. Many species are parasitic.

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Armillaria - genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rotgenus Armillariafungus genus - includes lichen generafamily Tricholomataceae, Tricholomataceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricalesshoestring fungus - any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maplesArmillaria caligata, booted armillaria - fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk