Definition
A bioluminescent glow produced by certain fungi in rotting wood, resembling ghostly fire in dark forests.
Etymology
From 'fox' plus 'fire,' possibly from folklore that foxes carried glowing tails, or named because the glow seemed mysterious and tricky like a fox leading travelers astray.
Kelly Says
Foxfire is actually wood-decomposing fungus that glows from a chemical reaction—medieval people thought it was witchcraft or fox magic, but it's just nature's own cold fluorescence, glowing in the dark like a living ghost.
Translations
ARالعربية
نار الذئاب
nar adh-th-i-ab
BNবাংলা
ফকিরের আগুন
fok-ir-er a-gu-un
CACatalà
foc de raposa
foc de ra-po-sa
CSČeština
liščí oheň
li-schi o-hen'
DADansk
ræveild
rav-e-ild
DEDeutsch
Fuchsschimmer
fyu-khs-shi-mer
ELΕλληνικά
φωτιά λύκου
f-o-tia ly-koo
ESEspañol
fuego de zorro
fuego de so-rro
FAفارسی
آتش روباه
atash roo-bah
FISuomi
ketunvaloitus
ket-tu-va-loi-tus
FRFrançais
feu de renard
f-eu de re-nar
HIहिन्दी
खरगोश
khar-go-sh
HUMagyar
róka tüze
ro-ka tu-ze
IDBahasa Indonesia
api rubah
a-pi roo-bah
ITItaliano
fuoco di volpe
fuo-ko di vol-pe
MSBahasa Melayu
api rubah
a-pi roo-bah
NLNederlands
vosvuur
vos-vuur
PLPolski
ogień lisa
o-gne-n li-sa
PTPortuguês
fogo de raposa
fo-go de ra-po-sa
RORomână
foc de vulpe
fok de vul-pe
RUРусский
лисий огонь
lis-iy og-on'
SWKiswahili
moto wa fisi
mo-to wa fi-si
TAதமிழ்
வான்கொம்பு
vaan-ko-mbu
THไทย
ไฟหมาจิ้งจอก
fai ma-ching-chok
TLTL
apoy kuting
a-poy koo-ting
TRTürkçe
koyun ateşi
ko-yun a-te-shi
UKУкраїнська
лисий вогонь
lis-iy vo-gon'
VITiếng Việt
lửa cáo
lua-cao
ZUZU
ingonyama
in-go-nya-ma