pore fungus

pore fungus

n.

Any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the families Boletaceae and Polyporaceae, whose basidia line the inside of tubes that lead to exterior pores. Also called polypore.

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Noun

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pore fungus - 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 polypore, pore mushroom basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi - any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota bracket fungus, shelf fungus - a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures Albatrellus dispansus - a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor Albatrellus ovinus, sheep polypore - a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular Neolentinus ponderosus - a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender Nigroporus vinosus - a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores Oligoporus leucospongia - a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada Polyporus tenuiculus - a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods Polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore - 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 beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica - a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States