BRACKET FUNGUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures

Synonyms:

bracket fungus; shelf fungus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bracket fungus" is a kind of...):

polypore; pore fungus; pore mushroom (woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent)

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