earthtongue

noun

: any fungus of a genus Geoglossum having ascomata that resemble the sporophores of the simpler club fungi and grow on decaying logs or damp soil

Word History

Etymology

translation of New Latin Geoglossum

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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