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FOMES

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

Fomes; genus Fomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Fomes" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Fomes"):

agaric; Fomes igniarius (fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses)

Holonyms ("Fomes" is a member of...):

family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)

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