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Meaning: Type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers Classified under: Nouns denoting plants Synonyms: genus Polyporus; Polyporus Hypernyms ("genus Polyporus" is a kind of...): fungus genus (includes lichen genera) Meronyms (members of "genus Polyporus"): Polyporus tenuiculus (a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods) Grifola frondosa; hen of the woods; hen-of-the-woods; Polyporus frondosus (large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees) 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) Holonyms ("genus Polyporus" is a member of...): family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees) "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." (English proverb) "It is easier for the son to ask from the father than for the father to ask from the son" (Breton proverb) "If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too." (Arabic proverb) "Pulled too far, a rope ends up breaking." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of fungus genus Meaning of Grifola frondosa Pronunciation of hen-of-the-woods Meaning of scaly polypore Meaning of family Polyporaceae
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