English

Noun

dead man's fingers ‎(uncountable)

1. Any of several plants or animals with fleshy finger-like structures:
   1. The fungus Xylaria polymorpha
   2. The soft coral Alcyonium digitatum
   3. The seaweed Codium fragile
   4. A shrub or small tree, Decaisnea insignis, with edible fingerlike pods.
   5. The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula