hairy-foot

hairy-foot
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural hairy-foots)
Etymology: so called from the hairy down at the base of the stem
: an inedible mushroom (Marasmius personatus) related to the fairy-ring mushroom

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