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| has gloss | eng: | style="float:right;" |- | |- | |} Foxfire is the term for the bioluminescence created in the right conditions by a few species of fungi that decay wood. The luminescence is often attributed to members of the genus Armillaria, the Honey mushroom, though others are reported, and as many as 71 individual species have been identified. On the suggestion of Benjamin Franklin it was used for light in the Turtle, an early submarine. In the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the characters of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer use foxfire as a source of light in order to dig a tunnel. |
| lexicalization | eng: Foxfire |
| instance of | c/Atmospheric ghost lights |
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| Finnish | |
| has gloss | fin: Vihreä peikonkulta hohtaa suomalaisten uskomusten mukaan joskus pimeällä metsässä kivien tai kantojen alla. Ilmiön selittävät mesisieni tai aarnisammal, joista edellä mainittu on heikosti itsevalaiseva, jälkimmäinen taas heijastaa heikkoa valoa pimeässä. |
| lexicalization | fin: Peikonkulta |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: | style="float:right;" |- | |- | |} Foxfire es un término utilizado para referise a la bioluminiscencia creada por algunas especies de hongos de la madera en descomposición. La luminiscencia se observa en miembros del género Armillaria, el hongo de miel, aunque existen informes de que se presenta en otras especies, habiéndose identificado unas 40 especies distintas que manifiestan este fenómeno. |
| lexicalization | spa: foxfire |
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