| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| microfungus | a very small fungus |
| microfungi | MICROFUNGUS, a very small fungus |
| chestnut | A related tree (C. dentata), which succumbed to a fungus bark disease in the early 1900s. Once prolific in the eastern US, very few large specimens survived |
| chestnuts | A related tree (C. dentata), which succumbed to a fungus bark disease in the early 1900s. Once prolific in the eastern US, very few large specimens survived |
| ostiolar | small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus |
| ostiole | small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus |
