| NOUN | plant | Fomes, genus Fomes | genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size |
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| Meaning | genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees. | |
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| Synonym | genus Fomes | |
| Member of | Polyporaceae, family Polyporaceae | fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees |
| Members | agaric, Fomes igniarius | fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses |
| Broader | fungus genus | Includes lichen genera |
| Spanish | fomes, genus fomes | |
| Catalan | fomes, Fomes, genus fomes | |
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