POLYPORES Synonyms
4 hypernyms for polypores. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for POLYPORES
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| fungi | noun n | |||||
noun • the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants | ||||||
| agarics | noun n | |||||
noun • fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses • a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside | ||||||
| mushrooms | noun n | |||||
noun • common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) • mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) • any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium • a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) • fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi verb • pick or gather mushrooms • grow and spread fast | ||||||
| toadstools | noun n | |||||
noun • common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) | ||||||
| bracket fungus | noun n | |||||
noun • a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures | ||||||
| pore fungus | noun n | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
| pore mushroom | noun n | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
| shelf fungus | noun n | |||||
noun • a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures | ||||||