scaly polypore
English Thesaurus
1. 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)
| hypernym | : | polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom, |
| definition | : | 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) |
| member meronym | : | genus polyporus, polyporus, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers (noun.plant) |
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