noun
genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
• Syn: ↑genus Fomes
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polyporaceae, ↑family Polyporaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑agaric, ↑Fomes igniarius
Useful english dictionary. 2012.