cellar fungus

American  

noun

1. a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.

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Example Sentences

The former, if represented by Antennaria, runs over the green and fading leaves of plants, forming a dense black stratum, like a congested layer of soot; or in Zasmidium, the common cellar fungus, runs over the walls, bottles, corks, and other substances, like a thick sooty felt.

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