Any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores

• Woody pore fungi
• The fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent

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 ...

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 ]

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