hairy-foot

noun

plural hairy-foots

: an inedible mushroom (Marasmius personatus) related to the fairy-ring mushroom

Word History

Etymology

so called from the hairy down at the base of the stem

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Rhymes for hairy-foot

• lilliput
• occiput
• tenderfoot
• underfoot
• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot