polyporus
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1. type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus genus, |
| definition | : | includes lichen genera (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | polyporus tenuiculus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | 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) |
| member meronym | : | family polyporaceae, polyporaceae, |
| definition | : | fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees (noun.plant) |
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