hedge witch
Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhornFungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
Meaning
3 sensesFungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
1875, The Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Volume 4, page 725, The common name of the fungus is, as you say, Hedge Witch or Wood Witch; the scientific name is Phallus impudicus.
A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).
An inferior or small-scale witch.
Origin
* (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is tha* (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding. Possibly coined or popularised by Rae Beth (1990), Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN.
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