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  • noun The eating of fungi.

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  • noun biology The eating of fungus.

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  • noun the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)

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  • Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America, by David W. Fischer (Author) and Alan E. Bessette was a useful book because it was specific to edible mushrooms and it also started Thaddeus on a search for groups that could mentor him in his quest (he was able to join the New Jersey Mycological Society and meet experts in the field of mycology and mycophagy as well as folks who used mushroom to dye yarn even.

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