xylophagous

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- English -phagous English xylophagous From xylo- + -phagous.

1. Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)

   “Man has many times suffered from his attempts at extermination, and in no way, perhaps, would he suffer more, than by utterly destroying the mischievous teredo, and its active little ally, the xylophagous linmeria.”

2. Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)