What does xylogenous mean?
Xylogenous means (biology) Living or growing on wood..
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(biology) Living or growing on wood..
Several of the xylogenous species appear to be of the same nature. The phyllogenous forms seem to be of a different character, but we are not concerned with them here.
It occurs in nearly all maculicole fungi, and is exhibited by certain xylogenous fungi, such as Hysterographium.
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Xylogenous means (biology) Living or growing on wood..
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Several of the xylogenous species appear to be of the same nature. The phyllogenous forms seem to be of a different character, but we are not concerned with them here.
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