Xylaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xylaria \Xy*la"ria\, pr. n.
     The type genus of the natural family {Xylariaceae}; fungi
     with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody
     stromata.
  
     Syn: genus {Xylaria}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Xylaria
       n : type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the
           upper part of erect black woody stromata [syn: {genus
           Xylaria}]