About The Word Polyporus
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Polyporus
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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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