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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: pore fungus , pore mushroom ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Polypores are a group of fungi that form fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi , and not all polypores are closely ...