dead man's fingers

noun7

1. •
   Any of several plants or other organisms with fleshy finger-like structures.
2. •
   The fungus Xylaria polymorpha;
3. •
   The soft coral Alcyonium digitatum;
4. •
   The seaweed Codium fragile;
5. •
   A shrub or small tree, Decaisnea insignis, with edible fingerlike pods;
6. •
   The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
7. •
   The fingerlike gills of a crab.