shelf fungus

shelf fungus

n.

See bracket fungus.

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shelf fungus

Any of various basidiomycete fungi that form shelflike carpophores (spore-bearing structures) on tree trunks or decaying wood. Also called bracket fungus.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shelf fungus - a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures bracket fungus polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom - 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