Meaning of POLYPORUS
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| | Definition: | | [n] type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Polyporus |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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