polypore
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- noun
- /ˈpɒlɪˌpɔr/
- Specialized
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poliporo
- Polypore family
Examples
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The Bio Shield program discovers that polypore mushrooms have antiviral properties.
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Gilbert GS, Sousa WE 2002. Host specialization among wood-decay polypore fungi in a Caribbean mangrove forest. Biotropica 34: 396-404.
Academic text (2008) -
The birch polypore is commonly found growing on dead birch trees in forests.
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Many chefs appreciate the unique flavor of the polypore mushroom in gourmet dishes.
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The turkey-tail polypore is often used in traditional medicine for its health benefits.
Synonyms
A woody mushroom with many small tubes or holes under it that hold spores
A kind of mushroom that grows on dead wood and has a pore-covered surface that releases spores
An edible mushroom that has a round whitish cap and central stalk and grows under pine trees
A mushroom with a scaly cap and a stalk on the side that turns almost black on dead trees
Compounds
A mushroom with a scaly cap and a stalk on the side that turns almost black on dead trees
- Specialized
An edible mushroom that has a round whitish cap and central stalk and grows under pine trees
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word polypore comes from Greek parts poly- meaning 'many' and poros meaning 'pore' or 'small hole'. So a polypore is a wood fungus with many tiny holes on its underside where the spores come out.