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Noun: shoestring fungus  'shoo,string'fúng-gus
  1. 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 maples

Derived forms: shoestring fungi

Type of: agaric

Part of: Armillaria, genus Armillaria