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Polypore

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pore fungusnounwoody 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
pore mushrum

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pore fungusnounwoody 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
polypodiumnoun(botany) Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
polypodnoun(zoology) An animal with many feet
polypodynounAny of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
polypifernoun(biology) Any colonial organism, such as coral, formed from polyps
polypnoun(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
mushroomnounAny of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
boletenounA type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
polymeridnounAny fungus of the genus Polymeridium
portobellonounThe large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
boletnounAlternative form of bolete. [A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.]
bracket fungusnounAny of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets.
polypitenoun(rare) An individual polyp of a colonial cnidarian
boletoidnounAny fungus of the subfamily Boletoideae
aphyllophoroidnounAny fungus of the obsolete order Aphyllophorales.
pleosporaleannounAny fungus of the order Pleosporales
bolete eaternounHypomyces chrysospermus, a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on bolete mushrooms.
sap ballnoun(botany) Any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.
porinenounAny fungus of the family Porinaceae
morelnounA true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.

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