noun
woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent
• Syn: ↑polypore, ↑pore fungus
• Hypernyms: ↑basidiomycete, ↑basidiomycetous fungi
• Hyponyms:
↑bracket fungus, ↑shelf fungus, ↑Albatrellus dispansus, ↑Albatrellus ovinus, ↑sheep polypore, ↑Neolentinus ponderosus, ↑Nigroporus vinosus, ↑Oligoporus leucospongia, ↑Polyporus tenuiculus, ↑Polyporus squamosus, ↑scaly polypore, ↑beefsteak fungus, ↑Fistulina hepatica
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nounsee pore fungus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.