Xylariaceae

plural noun

Xy·​lar·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

(ˌ)zīˌla(a)rēˈāsēˌē

: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) characterized by dark brown to black usually nonseptate ascospores and conidia borne superficially on the stroma

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Xylaria, type genus + -aceae

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