xylostroma

[ zahy-luh-stroh-muh ]

noun,plural xy·lo·stro·ma·ta [zahy-luh-stroh-muh-tuh]. /ˌzaɪ ləˈstroʊ mə tə/. Mycology.
  1. the felted, blackish stroma of some species of wood-destroying fungi.

Origin of xylostroma

1
From New Latin; see origin at xylo-, stroma

Other words from xylostroma

  • xy·lo·stro·ma·toid, adjective

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