1. any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shoestring fungus
n 1: any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form
brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the
roots of some trees such as apples or maples