beefsteak mushroom


noun

an edible bracket fungus, Fistulina hepatica, that grows on trees and can rot the heartwood of living oaks and chestnuts.
Also called beefsteak fungus.

Origin of beefsteak mushroom

First recorded in 1890–95

British Dictionary definitions for beefsteak fungus

beefsteak fungus

noun

an edible reddish bracket fungus, Fistulina hepatica, that grows esp on oak trees and oozes a bloodlike juice