Meaning of FOMES
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Fomes |
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| | See Also: | | agaric, family Polyporaceae, Fomes igniarius, fungus genus, Polyporaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fo"mes\, n.; pl. {Fomites}. [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood,
tinder.] (Med.)
Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining,
and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen
clothes are said to be active fomites.
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