"candystick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From its resemblance to a red-and white striped peppermint stick candy. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} candystick
  1. A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata)
    Sense id: en-candystick-en-noun-51~gZALH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2011, E. C. Pielou, The World of Northern Evergreens, page 75:",
          "text": "Examples of them, shown in figure 7.1, are candystick (Allotropa virgata), pinesap (Monotropa hypopithys), Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), and gnome-plant (Hemitomes congestum).",
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