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Xylaria

noun

type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata

• Syn: ↑genus Xylaria

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Xylariaceae, ↑family Xylariaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑black root rot fungus, ↑Xylaria mali, ↑dead-man's-fingers, ↑dead-men's-fingers, ↑Xylaria polymorpha

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\\zīˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from xyl- + -aria

: the type genus of Xylariaceae comprising fungi with perithecia borne in the upper part of erect black corky or woody stromata — see black root rot

Useful english dictionary. 2012.