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Definition of Foxfire
1. a glow produced by certain fungi on decaying wood [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxfire
Literary usage of Foxfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Secrets Out of Doors by William Hamilton Gibson (1913)
"foxfire The most recent experience of my own with the mysterious foxfire occurred
in a homeward drive with a companion from an expedition about twelve miles ..."
2. Issues of Curriculum Reform in Science, Mathematics and Higher Order by Ronald D. Anderson (1994)
"foxfire ~ foxfire began in 1966 when a high school teacher, ... The students
produce a quarterly magazine, foxfire, for and about their community in Georgia ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"I don't know now —Aunt Arie, quoted in The foxfire Book. ed. Eliot Wigginton,
1972 He might should've called a timeout the ..."
4. Old Plymouth Trails by Winthrop Packard (1920)
"These should have been far more terrifying than any foxfire. ... That that grows
out of the foxfire in the swamp has its roots too far back in the ..."
5. Integrating Social Science & Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge by Linda Caldwell, Shela Mou (1999)
"The personal interviews were conducted by Maguire and her students (51), by Mr.
George Reynolds of the foxfire program (Rabun County High School, Clayton, ..."
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