Stereum

noun

Ste·​re·​um

ˈstirēəm

: a genus of fungi (family Thelephoraceae) having the sporophores resupinate or shelving and the basidial surface smooth see silverleaf

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stereos solid

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