xylostroma

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

noun, plural xy·lo·stro·ma·ta [zahy-luh-stroh-muh-tuh] /ˌzaɪ ləˈstroʊ mə tə/. Mycology.

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

Origin of xylostroma

From New Latin; see origin at xylo-, stroma

OTHER WORDS FROM xylostroma

xy·lo·stro·ma·toid, adjective

Words nearby xylostroma

xylophagous, xylophilous, xylophone, xylorimba, xylose, xylostroma, xylotomous, xylotomy, xylulose, xylyl, xysma