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xylophilous

American

[zahy-lof-uh-luhs] / zaɪˈlɒf ə ləs /

adjective

growing in or living on wood.

xylophilous fungi.

Etymology

Origin of xylophilous

First recorded in 1860–65; xylo- + -philous

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