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Noun: beefsteak fungus  'beef,steyk 'fúng-gus
  1. A popular edible fungus with a cap the colour of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
    "The beefsteak fungus looked remarkably like raw meat on the tree trunk";
    - Fistulina hepatica

Derived forms: beefsteak fungi

Type of: polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom

Part of: Fistulina, genus Fistulina

Encyclopedia: Beefsteak fungus