pore fungus
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1. 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 (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | bracket fungus, shelf fungus, |
| definition | : | a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | albatrellus dispansus, |
| definition | : | a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | albatrellus ovinus, sheep polypore, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | neolentinus ponderosus, |
| definition | : | a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | nigroporus vinosus, |
| definition | : | a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | oligoporus leucospongia, |
| definition | : | a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | polyporus tenuiculus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | beefsteak fungus, fistulina hepatica, |
| definition | : | a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States (noun.plant) |
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