Definition of Polyporous. Meaning of Polyporous. Synonyms of Polyporous

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Definition of Polyporous

Polyporous
Polyporous Po*lyp"o*rous (?; 277), a. [Poly- + porous.] Having many pores. --Wright.
Polyporous
Polyporus Po*lyp"o*rus, n.; pl. Polypori. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. P. betulinus is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of Polyporous are considered edible.

Meaning of Polyporous from wikipedia

- Piptoporus australiensis, commonly known as curry punk, is a polyporous bracket fungi. The common name stems from its persistent curry smell which develops...
- Corner, E.J.H. (1953). "The construction of polypores 1. Introduction: Polyporous sulphureus, P. squamosus, P. betlinus and Polyustictus microcyclus". Phytomorphology...
- tree health including mortality. Fungi in the genus produce shelf-like polyporous fruiting bodies that release spores from pores. Mating studies in the...
- from this family are distinguished from the Echinothuriidae, by their polyporous ambulacral plates, their adoral spines which lack a terminal 'hoof' and...