mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

Darren

[CdM] If you went down the AVFMA road, you'd have to add a couple of others to the list, too.

flerdle

Does it grow in a mutually beneficial arrangement with conifers?

CdM

[flerdle] Mutually beneficial relationship with conifers? - Definitely not.

CdM

(But despite that, the audience applauds, somewhat confusedly.)

Dujon

Would this be ingested as a medication rather than a food?

CdM

[Dujon] Medicine rather than food? - No.

flerdle

[CdM] Many of your answers seemed to be pointing to the fruit of Tricholoma magnivelare, but that's obviously not right. Sorry.

CdM

[flerdle] Tm? - No, but in some ways you are getting very close.

Irouleguy

Shiitake mushrooms?

CdM

[Irouleguy] Shiitake mushrooms? - No.

Chalky

Mycelium?

I'm thinking it can't be the cultivation of mushrooms on hardwood logs because you would've given a hint when I asked about trees some time ago - I still think this is some form of parasitic mushroom.