mehikasvuis
Mehikasvuis is a non-standard Finnish term that appears primarily in informal online discourse rather than in scientific literature. The exact meaning tends to vary by context, but it is generally used to describe growth forms or appearances that are soft, moist, or milky-looking and that do not fit easily into established taxonomic categories.
The etymology of mehikasvuis is unclear. The term does not appear in mainstream dictionaries, and there is
In practice, mehikasvuis is an informal descriptor rather than a formal taxonomic label. It may be applied
Because mehikasvuis has little to no standing in formal taxonomy or biology, it is best regarded as
See also: fungal morphology, slime molds, lichens, Finnish neologisms, online jargon.