xylaria : Idioms & Phrases
genus xylaria
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noun type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata
Xylaria.
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xylaria mali
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noun fungus causing black root rot in apples
black root rot fungus.
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xylaria polymorpha
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noun the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
dead-man's-fingers; dead-men's-fingers.