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XYLARIA POLYMORPHA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Xylaria polymorpha mean?
• XYLARIA POLYMORPHA (noun)
The noun XYLARIA POLYMORPHA has 1 sense:
1. the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
Familiarity information: XYLARIA POLYMORPHA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dead-man's-fingers; dead-men's-fingers; Xylaria polymorpha
Hypernyms ("Xylaria polymorpha" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Holonyms ("Xylaria polymorpha" is a member of...):
genus Xylaria; Xylaria (type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata)
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