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Definition of Honey fungus
1. Noun. A honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw.
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Armillariella, Genus Armillariella
Definition of Honey fungus
1. Noun. (mushroom) A parasitic mushroom of the genus ''Armillaria'' that lives on trees and shrubs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honey Fungus
Literary usage of Honey fungus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1908)
"Dark-blue streaks are the first symptoms of the destruction of wood by two most
dangerous fungi, Fames annosus and honey-fungus ..."
2. The Forester: A Practical Treatise on British Forestry and Arboriculture for by John Nisbet (1905)
"... the Common Agaric or honey fungus, one of the edible mushrooms very often
found growing saprophytically on the dead stools and roots of old trees ..."
3. The Forester: A Practical Treatise on Planting and Tending of Forest Trees by James Brown (1894)
"... of the fungus on the roots of the diseased stems that are cut through in
digging the ditches. " The Honey-Fungus, a common edible Mushroom (Agaricus ..."
4. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1914)
"... the honey fungus, which is one of the most destructive root fungi of oaks and
orchard trees. It is not very common in our forest trees, but sometimes ..."
5. Quarterly Journal of Forestry by Royal English Arboricultural Society, Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1908)
"... Scots pine we had seen, it was remarked that it was exceedingly difficult to
discriminate between the root-fungus Forties annosus and the honey-fungus ..."
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