candy cane

noun2

1. •
   An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.
2. •
   A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata).

   • Candy canes only associate with matsutake, and their presence is as sure an indicator of a thriving matsutake fungus as a matsutake mushroom itself. — 2020