phoenicoid1
/ˈfiːnɪkɔɪd/Botany
adjective
Belonging or relating to the subfamily Phoenicoideae of palms, comprising the genus Phoenix.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in American Journal of Botany. From classical Latin phoenīc-, phoenix date palm + -oid, after scientific Latin Phoenicoideae, subfamily name.
phoenicoid2
/ˈfiːnɪkɔɪd/Mycology and Ecology
adjective
Designating fungi that grow or produce fruiting bodies on substrates that have been subjected to fire or other source of extreme heat.
Origin
1980s. From classical Latin phoenīc-, phoenīx phoenix + -oid.
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