cellar fungus

noun

1. a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.

Example Sentences

The former, if represented by Antennaria, runs over the green and fading leaves of plants, forming a dense black stratum, like a congested layer of soot; or in Zasmidium, the common cellar fungus, runs over the walls, bottles, corks, and other substances, like a thick sooty felt.

From Project Gutenberg

You would think the engine had grown there of its own accord, like a cellar fungus, and would soon spin itself out and fill the vaults from end to end with its mysterious labours.

From Project Gutenberg

You would think the engine had grown there of its own accord, like a cellar fungus, and would soon spin itself out and fill the vaults from end to end with its mysterious labours.

From Project Gutenberg