GENUS FOMES
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Fomes mean? • GENUS FOMES (noun)
The noun GENUS FOMES has 1 sense:
1. genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
Familiarity information: GENUS FOMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS FOMES (noun)
Meaning:
Genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Fomes; genus Fomes
Hypernyms ("genus Fomes" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Fomes"):
agaric; Fomes igniarius (fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses)
Holonyms ("genus Fomes" is a member of...):
family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)
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