NOUN | plant | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | scaly polypore | |
Member of | Polyporus, genus Polyporus | type genus of the Polyporaceae |
Broader | polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom | woody pore fungi |
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