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Polyporus

Polyporus Meaning & Definition
Polyporus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polyporus?

[n] type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Polyporus: genus Polyporus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Polyporus:

See Also | family Polyporaceae | fungus genus | Grifola frondosa | hen of the woods | hen-of-the-woods | Polyporaceae | Polyporus frondosus | Polyporus squamosus | Polyporus tenuiculus | scaly polypore

Polyporus In Webster's Dictionary

\Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of {Polyporous} are considered edible.

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