NOUN | plant | genus Fomes, 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 | 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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