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xylostroma

American

[zahy-luh-stroh-muh] / ˌzaɪ ləˈstroʊ mə /

noun

Mycology.

the felted, blackish stroma of some species of wood-destroying fungi.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

xylostromatoid

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

xylostromata

plural

Etymology

Origin of xylostroma

From New Latin; see origin at xylo-, stroma

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