'Xylaria' definitions:
Definition of 'Xylaria'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata [syn: Xylaria, genus Xylaria]
Definition of 'Xylaria'
From: 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]