Xylaria

noun

Xy·​lar·​ia

zīˈla(a)rēə

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xyl- + -aria

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