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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 Xylariaplay

  Familiarity information: XYLARIA POLYMORPHA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XYLARIA POLYMORPHA (noun)


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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