genus xylaria

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   type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata

   SynonymsXylaria

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofXylariaceae

Questions about genus xylaria

What does genus xylaria mean?

genus xylaria means "type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata".

What is another word for genus xylaria?

Close synonyms include Xylaria. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus xylaria a common word?

genus xylaria is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.