xylostroma

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noun

The felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi.

OriginEnglish stroma ← Latin strōma ← Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) →
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Meanings

nounxylostroma (plural xylostromata)

plural xylostromata

  1. biologyThe felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  2. Englishxylo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*stérh₃mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*strṓmə
  7. Ancient Greekστρῶμα (strôma)
  8. Latinstrōma
  9. Englishstroma
  10. Englishxylostroma

From xylo- + stroma.

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APA

xylostroma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylostroma

MLA

“xylostroma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylostroma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylostroma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylostroma.

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