Foxfires

/ˈfɑks.ˌfaɪɚz/ noun

Definition

Plural of foxfire; multiple instances or patches of the ghostly fungal glow found in decaying wood.

Etymology

Plural form of 'foxfire,' maintaining the compound structure of the singular with the standard English plural '-s'.

Kelly Says

Appalachian folklore is full of stories about foxfire leading lost travelers astray—but scientists realized it's harmless fungus, showing how unexplained nature becomes mythology before we understand biology.

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