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hysterioid
adjective
hys·te·ri·oid
\hə̇ˈstirēˌȯid\
Definition of hysterioid
: boat-shaped the hysterioid apothecia of fungi of the order Hysteriales
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Origin and Etymology of hysterioid
New Latin Hysterium, genus of fungi + English -oid
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