Corticium
noun
Cor·ti·ci·um
kȯ(r)ˈtis(h)ēəm
: a genus of basidiomycetous fungi (family Thelephoraceae) that are distinguished by a simple smooth-surfaced prostrate or resupinate sporophore and that include a number of forms parasitic on wood or on economic crops see bottom rot sense 1, pink disease , rhizoctonia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin cortic-, cortex bark + New Latin -ium